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47. High in the heavens, eternal God

1 High in the heavens, eternal God,
Thy goodness in full glory shines;
Thy truth shall break through every cloud
That vails thy just and wise designs.

2 Forever firm thy justice stands,
As mountains their foundations keep;
Wise as the wonders of thy hands,
Thy judgments are a mighty deep.

3 O God, how excellent thy grace,
Whence all our hope and comfort spring!
The sons of Adam, in distress,
Fly to the shadow of thy wing.

4 In the provisions of thy house
We still shall find a sweet repast;
There mercy like a river flows,
And brings salvation to our taste.

Text Information
First Line: High in the heavens, eternal God
Author: Isaac Watts
Publication Date: 1886
Topic: Worship: Attributes and Providence of God
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: AMES
Composer: Sigismund Neukomn
Meter: L.M.
Key: Bâ™­ Major
Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #19, 3, or 101.



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