Hymns, Selected and Original ‎#361

361. How various and how new

1 How various and how new
Are thy compassions, Lord!
Each morning shall thy mercies shew,
Each night thy love record.

2 Thy goodness, like the sun,
Dawn'd on our early days,
Err infant reason had begun
To form our lips to praise.

3 Each object we beheld
Gave pleasure to our eyes;
And nature all our senses held
In bands of sweet surprise.

4 But pleasures more refin'd
Awaited that blest day,
When light arose upon our mind
To chase our sins away.

5 How various and how new
Are thy compassions, Lord!
Eternity thy truth shall shew,
And all thy love record.

Text Information

• First Line: How various and how new
• Meter: S. M.
• Publication Date: 1828
• Topic: Christian experience: The convert entertaining hope of pardon; and the happiness of the christian; The pleasures of Conversion

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