335. O God, How Wide Thy Glory Shines

C.M.
by I. Watts
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O God, how wide Thy glory shines,
 
How high Thy wonders rise!
 
Known through the earth by thousand signs,
 
By thousands through the skies.
“<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth his handywork.” (Psalm 19:1)
“Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.” (Psalm 102:25)
“And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands.” (Hebrews 1:10)
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Those mighty orbs proclaim Thy power,
 
Their motions speak Thy skill:
 
And on the wings of every hour,
 
We read Thy patience still.
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Part of Thy name divinely stands
 
On every work impressed;
 
Each is the labor of Thy hands,
 
By each Thy power’s confessed.
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But when we view Thy strange design
 
To save rebellious worms,
 
Where vengeance and compassion join
 
In their divinest forms:
“Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.” (Isaiah 41:14)
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Here Thy bright character is known,
 
Nor dares a creature guess
 
Which of the glories brightest shone — 
 
The justice or the grace.
“Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.” (Psalm 89:14)
“But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.” (1 Peter 5:10)
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Now the full glories of the Lamb
 
Adorn the heavenly throne,
 
While saints on earth that know His name,
 
Their Lord and Savior own.
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How blest are we, who have a part
 
In the immortal song;
 
Wonder and joy become our heart,
 
And praise and thanks, our tongue.
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