Verse 1
High in the heav’ns, eternal God,
Thy goodness in full glory
shines
Thy truth shall break through ev’ry
That veils and darkens Thy
designs.
Verse 2
For ever firm Thy justice stands,
As mountains their foundations
keep;
Wise are the wonders of Thy hands;
Thy judgements are a mighty deep.
Verse 3
Thy providence is kind and large,
Both man and beast Thy bounty
share;
The whole creation is Thy charge,
But saints are Thy peculiar care.
Verse 4
My God, how excellent Thy grace,
Whence all our hope and comfort
springs!
The sons of Adam in distress
Fly to the shadow of Thy wings.
Verse 5
From the provisions of Thy house
We shall be fed with repast;
When mercy like a river flows,
And brings salvation to our taste.
Verse 6
Life, like a fountain rich and free,
Springs from the presence of the
Lord;
And in Thy light our souls shall see
The glories promised in Thy
Word.
Isaac Watts