Sunday, March 15, 2009

Hymn for Sunday

I Sing the Mighty Power of God

Words: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
Music: From Gesangbuch der Herzogl, Wurttemberg, 1784

I sing the mighty power of God, That made the mountains rise;
That spread the flowing seas abroad, And built the lofty skies.
I sing the wisdom that ordained The sun to rule the day;
The moon shines full at His command, And all the stars obey.

I sing the goodness of the Lord, That filled the earth with food;
He formed the creatures with His Word, And then pronounced them good.
Lord, how Thy wonders are displayed, Where'er I turn my eye:
If I survey the ground I tread, Or gaze upon the sky!

There's not a plant or flower below, But makes Thy glories known;
And clouds arise, and tempests blow, By order from Thy throne;
While all that borrows life from Thee Is ever in Thy care,
And everywhere that man can be, Thou, God art present there.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

This hymn is such a comfort to me just now, dear Ashley. Are the pictures from your flower gardens?

Anonymous said...

We sang this hymn in church today.Before this morning,it had been a long time since I had heard it.Reading it on your blog today was a double blessing!

Sarah said...

What a very fitting hymn, Ashley, to go with the lovely photos . . . this is such a beautiful and wonderful time of year!