The Glories of Redemption

Verse 1

Father, how wide Thy glories shines. How high Thy wonders rise! Known through the earth by thousand signs, By thousands through the skies.

Verse 2

Those mighty orbs proclaim Thy power; Their motions speak Thy skill: And on the wings of every hour We read Thy patience still.

Verse 3

But when we view Thy strange design To save rebellious worms, Where vengeance and compassion join In their divinest forms:

Verse 4

Our thoughts are lost in reverent awe; We love and we adore; The first archangel never saw So much of God before.

Verse 5

Here the whole Deity is known, Nor dares a creature guess Which of the glories brightest shone, The justice or the grace.

Verse 6

Now the full glories of the Lamb Adorn the heavenly plains; Bright cherubs learn Immanuel’s name And try their choicest strains.

Verse 7

O may I bear some humble part In that immortal song! Wonder and joy shall tune my heart, And love command my tongue. AMEN.