"I sing the Mighty Power of God"

I sing the mighty pow'r 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 flow'r 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 ev'rywhere that man can be, Thou,God, art present there.

Words: Isaac Watts - Divine and Moral Songs for Children (1715)
Music: from Gesangbuch der Herzogl, Wurttemberg (1784)

Listen to the music at Cyber Hymnal. Although the music playing is pretty, I like William H. Monk's (1868) (Midi,Score) best.

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