A Collection of Evangelical Hymns ‎#II

II. GOD's Dominion

1 Keep silence all created things,
And wait your Maker's nod:
My soul stands trembling, while she sings
The honours of her God.

2 Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown
Hang on his firm decree:
He sits on no precarious throne,
Nor borrows leave to be.

3 Chain'd to his throne, a volume lies,
With all the fates of men,
With every Angel's form and size,
Drawn by th' eternal pen.

4 His Providence unfolds the book,
And makes his counsels shine;
Each opening leaf, and every stroke
Fulfils some deep design.

5 My God, I would not long to see
My fate with curious eyes,
What gloomy lines are writ for me,
Or what bright scenes may rise,

6 In thy fair book of life and grace,
O may I find my name,
Recorded in some humble place,
Beneath my Lord the Lamb/

Text Information

• First Line: Keep silence, all created things
• Title: GOD's Dominion
• Author: Watts
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1793
• Topic: God

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