Not only is this a perfect hymn for the month of November, but for every day of the year. My favorite line is, "Through all eternity to Thee, A joyful song I'll raise; But, oh, eternity's too short, To utter all Thy praise!"
Here's a link to the version we're singing.
When All Thy Mercies, O My God
When All Thy Mercies, O My God
by Joseph Addison (1672-1719)
When all thy mercies, O my God,
My rising soul surveys,
Transported with the view, I'm lost
In wonder, love, and praise.
Unnumbered comforts to my soul
Thy tender care bestowed,
Before my infant heart conceived
From whom those comforts flowed.
When worn with sickness, oft hast thou
With health renewed my face;
And, when in sins and sorrows sunk,
Revived my soul with grace.
Ten thousand thousand precious gifts
My daily thanks employ;
Nor is the least a cheerful heart
That tastes those gifts with joy.
Through every period of my life
Thy goodness I'll pursue;
And after death, in distant worlds,
The glorious theme renew.
Through all eternity to thee
A joyful song I'll raise;
For O, eternity's too short
To utter all thy praise.
My rising soul surveys,
Transported with the view, I'm lost
In wonder, love, and praise.
Unnumbered comforts to my soul
Thy tender care bestowed,
Before my infant heart conceived
From whom those comforts flowed.
When worn with sickness, oft hast thou
With health renewed my face;
And, when in sins and sorrows sunk,
Revived my soul with grace.
Ten thousand thousand precious gifts
My daily thanks employ;
Nor is the least a cheerful heart
That tastes those gifts with joy.
Through every period of my life
Thy goodness I'll pursue;
And after death, in distant worlds,
The glorious theme renew.
Through all eternity to thee
A joyful song I'll raise;
For O, eternity's too short
To utter all thy praise.
We sang this in church last week. Such wonderful words!
ReplyDelete(I like the original tune from the Trinity hymnal better than Indelible Grace's version.)
beautiful~~
ReplyDeleteSo true! Thank you-beautiful photo and scripture. Beautiful song as well.
ReplyDeleteMay our mouths always be full of praise.
Hugs
Love you
Persis,
ReplyDeleteThat's wonderful! I didn't know Indelible Grace sang a version of this. We use the Trinity in our worship service along with another hymnal, so I'm used to the traditional tunes that go with these.
Mountain Mama,
Yes, it is! :)
Jill,
Amen, my friend. Hugs and love to you, too!
"But, oh, eternity's too short, To utter all Thy praise!" So true!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful hymn!! Love and hugs!
Petra,
ReplyDeleteYes, my friend! Love and hugs to you, too. :)
The picture is beautiful. I've
ReplyDeletenever heard of the song you've
posted. Look forward to hearing it
when I'm with you in Dec., God
willing.
HUGS,
Memaw
Ten thousand thousand precious gifts
ReplyDeleteMy daily thanks employ;
Nor is the least a cheerful heart
That tastes those gifts with joy.
I love these words, I just looked it up in our hymnal, we have never sang this - but C. jsut played it on the flute for me - how beautiful.
LOVE those words.
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