Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: The heavens declare thy glory Lord
Topic: The Holy Scriptures
Writer: <no first name given> Watts
Composer:
Meter: LM
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Hymn Number: 1
Page Number: 005, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsThe works and the word of God L.M.
Psalms 19
The heavens declare thy glory, Lord!
In every star thy wisdom shines;
But when our eyes behold thy word,
We read thy name in fairer lines.
The rolling sun, the changing light,
And nights and days, thy power confess;
But the blest colume thou has writ
Reveals thy justice and thy grace.
Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise
Round the whole earth, and never stand;
So when thy truth began its race,
It touched and glanced on every land.
Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest
Till through the world thy truth has run'
Till Christ has all the nations blest
That see the light, or feel the sun.
Great Sun of Righteousness! arise;'
Bless the dark world with heavenly light;
Thy gospel makes the simple wise,
Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right.
Thy noblest wonders here we view,
In souls renewed, and sins forgiven;
Lord! cleanse my sins, my soul renew,
And make thy word my guide to heaven.