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.) ‎#200a

200a. Praise to God; or Communion with Saints

1 To God, the great, the ever blest,
Let songs of honour be addrest;
His mercy firm forever stands;
Give him the thanks his love demands.

2 Who knows the wonders of thy ways?
Who shall fulfil thy boundless praise?
Blest are the souls that fear thee still,
And pay their duty to thy will.

3 Remember what thy mercy did
For Jacob's race, thy chosen seed;
And with the same salvation bless
The meanest suppliant of thy grace.

4 Oh may I see thy saints rejoice,
And aid their triumphs with my voice!
This is my glory, Lord, to be
Join'd to thy saints, and near to thee.

Text Information

• First Line: To God, the great, the ever blest
• Title: Praise to God; or Communion with Saints
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1786
• Scripture:
  Psalm 106:1-5
• Topic: Communion with Saints; Conversion: of Jews and Gentiles; Israel: punished and pardoned; Love: of God unchangeable; Saints: punished and saved; Saints: conducted to heaven
• Notes: Public Domain.

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