| Text: | Forms vain without religion |
| Author: | Dr. Watts |
1 Almighty Maker, God!
How wond'rous is thy name!
Thy glories how diffus'd abroad
Thro' the creation's frame.
2 Nature in every dress
Her humble homage pays,
And finds a thousand ways t' express
Thine undissembled praise.
3 My soul would rise and sing
To her creator too,
Fain would my tongue adore my king,
And pay the worship due.
4 [But pride, that busy sin,
Spoils all that I perform,
Curs'd pride, that creeps securely in,
And swells a haughty worm.]
5 Create my soul anew,
Else all my worship's vain;
This wretched heart will ne'er be true,
Until tis form'd again.
6 Let joy and worship spend
The remnant of my days,
And to my God my soul, ascend
In sweet perfumes of praise.
| Text Information | |
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| First Line: | Almighty Maker, God! |
| Title: | Forms vain without religion |
| Author: | Dr. Watts |
| Meter: | S. M. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1792 |
| Topic: | Worship: Public Worship; Pride lamented; Public Religion (1 more...) |
| Source: | Dr. Watts's Lyric Poems |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |