I. Watts
Give to the Lord, ye sons of fame,
Give to the Lord renown and power;
Ascribe due honors to His name,
And His eternal might adore.
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The Lord proclaims His power aloud,
Over the ocean and the land;
His voice divides the watery cloud,
And lightnings blaze at His command.
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He speaks—and tempest, hail, and wind,
Lay the wide forest bare around;
The fearful hart and frighted hind
Leap at the terror of the sound.
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To Lebanon He turns His voice,
And lo! The stately cedars break;
The mountains tremble at the noise,
The valleys roar, the deserts quake.
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The Lord sits Sovereign on the flood,
The Thunderer reigns forever King;
But make His Church His blessed abode,
Where we His awful glories sing.
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In gentler language there the Lord
The counsels of His grace imparts;
Amidst the raging storm His Word
Speaks peace and courage to our hearts.