God's Word Most Excellent, or Sincerity and Watchfulness
Isaac Watts (1719) • English
Primary Scripture: Genesis 32:26
Verse 1
Behold the morning sun begins its glorious ways; its beams through all the nations run, and life and light convey.
Verse 2
How perfect is thy word! and all thy judgments just! Forever sure thy promise, Lord, in which we surely trust.
Verse 3
I hear thy word with love, and I would fain obey; send thy good Spirit from above to guide me lest I stray.
Verse 4
O who can ever find the errors of their ways? Yet with a bold, presumptuous mind I would not dare trangress.
Verse 5
While with my heart and tongue I spread thy praise abroad, accept the worship and the song, my Savior and my God.
Scripture References
Reference 1
- genesis 32:26
Reference 2
- psalms 19
Reference 3
- psalms 119
Reference 4
- isaiah 8:20
Reference 5
- 2-timothy 3:15-17