Father, how wide thy glory shines!
Author: Isaac Watts
Composer: Thomas C. Griggs
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1840 or earlier.
Public domain
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: A Selection of Hymns (Rippon/Ustick) (1807), 112.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Father, how wide Thy glories shine! How high Thy wonders rise! Known through the earth by thousand signs, By thousands through the skies.
2. Those mighty orbs proclaim Thy power, Their motions speak Thy skill, And on the wings of every hour We read Thy presence still.
3. But when we view Thy strange design To save rebellious worms, Where justice and compassion join In their divinest forms.
4. There the whole Deity is known, Nor dare a creature guess Which of the glories brightest shone, The justice or the grace.
5. O may I bear some humble part In truth’s immortal song. Wonder and joy shall tune my heart, And love command my tongue.