The Otterbein Hymnal Part 12

Let the whole race of creatures bow.

And pay their praise to thee.

Isaac Watts.

75 Italy. 6s & 4s.

_The Trinity Adored._ (394)

Come, thou Almighty King!

Help us thy name to sing, Help us to praise; Father all glorious!

O'er all victorious, Come and reign over us, Ancient of days!

2 Come, thou incarnate Word!

Gird on thy mighty sword; Our prayer attend: Come, and thy people bless, And give thy word success; Spirit of holiness, On us descend.

3 Come, holy Comforter!

Thy sacred witness bear In this glad hour: Thou who almighty art, Now rule in every heart, And ne'er from us depart, Spirit of power!

4 To the great One in Three, The highest praises be, Hence, evermore!

His sovereign majesty May we in glory see, And to eternity Love and adore.

Charles Wesley, 1757.

76 All Saints. L.M.

_Praise to the Trinity_ (391)

Blest be the Father and his love, To whose celestial source we owe Rivers of endless joy above, And rills of comfort here below.

2 Glory to thee, great Son of G.o.d!

From whose dear, wounded body rolls A precious stream of vital blood-- Pardon and life for dying souls

3 We give the sacred Spirit praise, Who, in our hearts of sin and woe, Makes living springs of grace arise, And into boundless glory flow.

4 Thus, G.o.d, the Father, G.o.d, the Son, And G.o.d, the Spirit, we adore; That sea of life and love unknown, Without a bottom or a sh.o.r.e.

Isaac Watts, 1709.

77 Elizabethtown. C.M.

_G.o.d Incomprehensible._ (844)

Thy way, O G.o.d! is in the sea, Thy paths I cannot trace; Nor comprehend the mystery Of thine unbounded grace.

2 'Tis but in part I know thy will; I bless thee for the sight; When will thy love the rest reveal, In glory's clearer light?

3 Here the dark veils of flesh and sense My captive soul surround; Mysterious deeps of providence My wondering thoughts confound.

4 As through a gla.s.s I dimly see The wonders of thy love; How little do I know of thee, Or of the joys above!

5 With rapture I shall soon survey Thy providence and grace; And spend an everlasting day In wonder, love, and praise.

John Fawcett, 1782.

78 Elizabethtown. C.M.

_Eternity of G.o.d._ (1071)

O G.o.d! our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come; Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home.

2 Under the shadow of thy throne, Still may we dwell secure; Sufficient is thine arm alone, And our defense is sure.

3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting thou art G.o.d, To endless years the same.

4 A thousand ages in thy sight Are like an evening gone; Short as the watch that ends the night, Before the rising sun.

5 The busy tribes of flesh and blood, With all their cares and fears, Are carried downward by the flood, And lost in following years.

Isaac Watts, 1719.

79 Elizabethtown. C.M.

_Divine Perfections._ (182)

I sing th' almighty power of G.o.d, That made the mountains rise, That spread the flowing seas abroad, And built the lofty skies.

2 I sing the wisdom that ordained The sun to rule the day; The moon s.h.i.+nes full at his command, And all the stars obey.

3 I sing the goodness of the Lord, That filled the earth with food; He formed the creatures with his word, And then p.r.o.nounced them good.

4 Lord! how thy wonders are displayed Where'er I turn mine eye!

If I survey the ground I tread, Or gaze upon the sky.

Isaac Watts.

80 Dundee. C.M.

_Our Heavenly Father._ (21)

My G.o.d how wonderful thou art!

Thy majesty how bright!

How beautiful thy mercy seat, In depths of burning light.