Hymn
The Covenant with Abraham
- Writer
- Isaac Watts
How large the promise, how divine,
To Abram and his seed!
"I'll be a God to thee and thine,
Supplying all their need."
The words of his extensive love
From age to age endure;
The Angel of the cov'nant proves,
And seals the blessing sure.
Jesus the ancient faith confirms,
To our great fathers giv'n;
He takes young children to his arms,
And calls them heirs of heav'n.
Our God, how faithful are his ways!
His love endures the same;
Nor from the promise of his grace
Blots out the children's name.
The Covenant with Abraham — Text from The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts, 1835. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-covenant-with-abraham
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Who wrote The Covenant with Abraham?
The words of The Covenant with Abraham were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1835. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Christ's Sufferings and Exaltation and Strait is the way, the door is strait.
Is The Covenant with Abraham public domain?
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What is the meter of The Covenant with Abraham?
The Covenant with Abraham is in Common Meter (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Glorious Reign of Christ on Earth, Behold the Savior of Mankind and Light of the Lonely.