God glorious, and sinners saved. <br /> <br />Rom. 1:30; 5:8,9; 1 Pet. 3:22. <br /> <br />Father, how wide thy glories shine! <br />How high thy wonders rise! <br />Known through the earth by thousand signs, <br />By thousand through the skies. <br /> <br />Those mighty orbs proclaim thy power, <br />Their motions speak thy skill, <br />And on the wings of every hour <br />We read thy patience still. <br /> <br />But when we view thy strange design <br />To save rebellious worms, <br />Our souls are filled with awe divine <br />To see what God performs. <br /> <br />When sinners break the Father's laws, <br />The dying Son atones; <br />O the dear myst'ries of his cross, <br />The triumph of his groans <br /> <br />Now the full glories of the Lamb <br />Adorn the heav'nly plains; <br />Sweet cherubs learn Immanuel's name, <br />And try their choicest strains. <br /> <br />O may I bear some humble part <br />In that immortal song! <br />Wonder and joy shall tune my heart, <br />And love command my tongue.<br /><br />Isaac Watts<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hymn-46-part-1/
