Rejoicing in God

Verse 1

The righteous Lord, supremely great, Maintains his universal state; O'er all the earth his pow'r extends, All heav'n before his footstool bends.

Verse 2

Yet justice still with pow'r presides, And mercy all his empire guides; Such works are pleasing in his sight, And such the men of his delight.

Verse 3

No more, ye wise, your wisdom boast; No more, ye strong, your valor trust; Nor let the rich survey their store, Replete with heaps of shining ore.

Verse 4

Glory, my soul, in this alone, That God, thy God, to thee is known; That thou hast own'd his sov'reign sway, That thou hast felt his cheering ray.

Verse 5

My wisdom, wealth, and pow'r I find In one Jehovah all combin'd. On him I fix my roving eyes, Till all thy soul in rapture rise.

Verse 6

All else which I my treasure call, May in one fatal moment fall: But what his happiness can move, Whom God the blessed deigns to love?