Hymn
The Divine Nature, Providence, and Grace
Praise ye the Lord; ’tis good to raise
Your hearts and voices in His praise;
His nature and His works invite
To make this duty our delight.
Sing to the Lord! exalt Him high,
Who spreads the clouds along the sky;
There He prepares the fruitful rain,
Nor let the drops descend, descend in vain.
He formed the stars, those heav’nly flames;
He counts their numbers, calls their names;
His wisdom’s vast, and knows no bound,
A deep where all our thoughts are drowned.
He makes the grass the hills adorn,
And clothes the smiling fields with corn;
The beasts with food His hands supply,
And the young ravens when they cry.
But saints are lovely in His sight,
He views His children with delight;
He sees their hope, He knows their fear,
He looks, and loves His image there.
The Divine Nature, Providence, and Grace — Text from Rodeheaver's Gospel Songs, 1922. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-divine-nature-providence-and-grace
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Divine Nature, Providence, and Grace?
The words of The Divine Nature, Providence, and Grace were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1922. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Praise God For His Goodness and Truth and An Evening Song.
Is The Divine Nature, Providence, and Grace public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Rodeheaver's Gospel Songs, published in 1922. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of The Divine Nature, Providence, and Grace?
The Divine Nature, Providence, and Grace is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Gospel of Christ, Awake! O Church of God, Awake! and Living Bread.