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==General information==
==General information==
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This is an hymn by [[Isaac Watts]], 1709, from ''[[Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Isaac Watts)|Hymns and Spiritual Songs]]'', Hymn 45 of Book 2. Meter is {{CiteCat|88. 88 (L.M.)}}.


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==Text and translations==
==Text and translations==
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1. Thy favors, Lord, surprise our souls;
Will the Eternal dwell with us?
What canst thou find beneath the poles
To tempt thy chariot downward thus?


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2. Still might he fill his starry throne,
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And please his ears with Gabriel's songs;
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But the heavenly Majesty comes down,
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And bows to hearken to our tongues.


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3. Great God! what poor returns we pay
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For love so infinite as thine!
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Words are but air, and tongues but clay;
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But thy compassion's all divine.}}
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==External links ==
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Revision as of 01:27, 11 July 2018

General information

This is an hymn by Isaac Watts, 1709, from Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Hymn 45 of Book 2. Meter is 88. 88 (L.M.).

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Text and translations

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1. Thy favors, Lord, surprise our souls;
Will the Eternal dwell with us?
What canst thou find beneath the poles
To tempt thy chariot downward thus?

2. Still might he fill his starry throne,
And please his ears with Gabriel's songs;
But the heavenly Majesty comes down,
And bows to hearken to our tongues.

3. Great God! what poor returns we pay
For love so infinite as thine!
Words are but air, and tongues but clay;
But thy compassion's all divine.

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