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 upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.>> O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.” (Psalm 8:1)
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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:
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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.
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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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