Hymn
The Divine Perfections
The Lord Jehovah reigns,
His throne is built on high;
The garments He assumes
Are light and majesty:
His glories shine with beams so bright,
No mortal eye can bear the sight.
The thunders of His hand
Keep the wide world in awe;
His wrath and justice stand
To guard His holy law;
And where His love resolves to bless,
His truth confirms and seals the grace.
Through all His mighty works
Amazing wisdom shines;
Confounds the powers of hell,
And breaks their dark designs;
Strong is His arm and shall fulfil
His great decrees and sovereign will.
And will this sovereign King
Of glory condescend?
And will He write His name,
My Father and my Friend?
I love His name, I love His word:
Join all my powers to praise the Lord!
The Divine Perfections — Text from Methodist Hymn and Tune Book, 1917. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-divine-perfections
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Divine Perfections?
The words of The Divine Perfections were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1917. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including New Birth and A Living and Dead Faith.
Is The Divine Perfections public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Methodist Hymn and Tune Book, published in 1917. 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 Perfections?
The Divine Perfections is in 6.6.6.6.4.4.4.4. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Praise from Heaven and Earth, The Resurrection of Christ and Ye Holy Angels Bright.