The Faithfulness of God

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1 My never-ceasing song shall show
The mercies of the Lord,
And make successive ages know
How faithful is his word.

2 The sacred truth his lips pronounce
Shall firm as heaven endure;
And if he speaks a promise once,
The eternal grace is sure.

3 How long the race of David held
The promised Jewish throne!
But there's a nobler covenant sealed
To David's greater Son.

4 His seed forever shall possess
A throne above the skies;
The meanest subject of his grace
Shall to that glory rise.

5 Lord God of hosts, thy wondrous ways
Are sung by saints above;
And saints on earth their honors raise
To thy unchanging love.

Source: The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #72

Author: Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts was the son of a schoolmaster, and was born in Southampton, July 17, 1674. He is said to have shown remarkable precocity in childhood, beginning the study of Latin, in his fourth year, and writing respectable verses at the age of seven. At the age of sixteen, he went to London to study in the Academy of the Rev. Thomas Rowe, an Independent minister. In 1698, he became assistant minister of the Independent Church, Berry St., London. In 1702, he became pastor. In 1712, he accepted an invitation to visit Sir Thomas Abney, at his residence of Abney Park, and at Sir Thomas' pressing request, made it his home for the remainder of his life. It was a residence most favourable for his health, and for the prosecution of his literary… Go to person page >

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First Line: My never-ceasing songs shall show
Title: The Faithfulness of God
Author: Isaac Watts
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

ST. ANNE

Though no firm documentation exists, ST. ANNE was probably composed by William Croft (PHH 149), possibly when he was organist from 1700-1711 at St. Anne's Church in Soho, London, England. (According to tradition, St. Anne was the mother of the Virgin Mary.) The tune was first published in A Suppleme…

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CAITHNESS


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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #131

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #131

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #131

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #131

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #131

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #131

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of Universalist Societies and Families 16ed. #299

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #126

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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #126

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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #126

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Carmina Sacra #100b

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Christian Praise #135

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Christian Praise #135

Church Melodies, a Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d689

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Church Psalmist #P89b

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Church Psalmist #P89b

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Church Psalmist #P89b

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Church Psalmody #P89.3

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Church Psalmody #P89c

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Church Psalmody #75

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Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #161

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Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #151b

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Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #161

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Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #151b

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Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #LXXXIXb

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Dr. Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #185a

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Hymn and Tune Book for Use in Old School or Primitive Baptist Churches #13

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #46

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Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #46

Hymns for the Use of the Society of United Christian Friends Professing the Faith of Universal Salvation #d265

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Manual of Christian Psalmody #P89c

Melodies of the Church #d657

Parish Psalmody #d500

Parish Psalmody #d512

Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Social, Private and Public Worship in the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. #d546

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Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.183

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Psalms and Hymns, Adapted to Public Worship #P89.2

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Psalms and Hymns, for Christian Use and Worship #P89.1

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Psalms and Hymns #P89c

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Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America #175b

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Psalms #89b

Spurgeon's Own Hymn Book #89a

The American Tune Book (Carmina Sacra, enlarged) #d245

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The Baptist Hymn Book #45

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The Canadian Baptist Hymn Book #131

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The Christian Psalmist; or, Watts' Psalms and Hymns #P89e

The Christian Psalter #d352

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The Columbian Repository #196

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The Cyber Hymnal #4440

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The Hymn Book of the African Methodist Episcopal Church #61

The Modern Psalmist #d186

The National Psalmist #d114

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The New Hymn Book, Designed for Universalist Societies #240

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The New Hymn Book, Designed for Universalist Societies #240

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The Psalmist #161

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The Psalmist #161

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The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #34

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The Psalms and Hymns #P89b

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The Psalms of David #LXXXIXc

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The Psalms of David #P89b

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The Psalms of David #153a

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The Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs of the Rev. Isaac Watts, D. D. #89b

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d565

The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d364

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The Voice of Praise #72

Union Hymns #d263

Vestry Songs #d130

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Wyeth's Repository of Sacred Music #101a

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