Hymn
Sovereign Purposes of God
Keep silence, all created things!
And wait your Maker's nod;
My soul stands trembling, while she sings
The honors of her God.
Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown,
Hang on his firm decree;
He sits on no precarious throne,
Nor borrows leave to be.
His providence unfolds the book,
And makes his counsels shine;
Each opening leaf, and every stroke,
Fulfills some deep design.
My God! I would not long to see
My fate with curious eyes
What gloomy lines are writ for me,
Or what bright scenes may rise.
In thy fair book of life and grace,
Oh, may I find my name
Recorded in some humble place,
Beneath my Lord, the Lamb.
Sovereign Purposes of God — Text from Laudes Domini, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/sovereign-purposes-of-god
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Sovereign Purposes of God?
The words of Sovereign Purposes of God were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including God and His Church; or, Grace and Glory and The Glory of Christ, and Power of the Gospel.
Is Sovereign Purposes of God public domain?
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What is the metre of Sovereign Purposes of God?
Sovereign Purposes of God is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Holiness of God, Blest day of God! most calm, most bright and Lord, lead the way the Savior went.