1 Ye sons of Men, with joy record
The various wonders of the Lord;
And let his power and goodness sound
Thro' all your tribes the earth around.
2 Let the high Heavens your songs invite,
Those spacious fields of brilliant light;
Where sun, and moon, and planets roll,
And stars, that glow from pole to pole.
3 Sing, earth, in verdant robes array'd,
Its herbs and flowers, its fruits and shade;
Peopled with life of various forms,
Of fish, and fowl, and beasts, and worms.
4 View the broad sea's majestic plains,
And think how wide its Maker reigns:
That band remotest nations joins,
And on each wave his goodness shines.
5 But O! that brighter world above,
Where lives and reigns incarnate love!
God's only Son, in flesh array'd,
For man a bleeding victim made.
6 Thither, my soul, with rapture soar;
There in the land of praise adore:
The theme demands an angel's lay,
Demands an everlasting day.
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First Line: | Ye sons of men, with joy record |
Title: | God's Goodness to the Children of Men |
Author: | Dr. Doddridge |
Meter: | L. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1792 |
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Topic: | Creation and Providence; Goodness of God |