Hymn
The Faithfulness of God
Begin, my tongue, some heav'nly theme,
And speak some boundless thing,
The mighty works, or mightier name,
Of our eternal King.
Tell of His wondrous faithfulness,
And sound His power abroad;
Sing the sweet promise of His grace,
The love and truth of God.
His very word of grace is strong
As that which built the skies;
The voice that rolls the stars along
Speaks all the promises.
O might I hear Thy heav'nly tongue
But whisper "Thou art mine!"
Those gentle words should raise my song
To notes almost divine.
The Faithfulness of God — Text from Concordia, 1918. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-faithfulness-of-god
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Faithfulness of God?
The words of The Faithfulness of God were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1918. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including God's Word Most Excellent, or Sincerity and Watchfulness and The Lord Jehovah Reigns.
Is The Faithfulness of God public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Concordia, published in 1918. 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 Faithfulness of God?
The Faithfulness 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, A Morning Song, Heavenly Worship and Retirement and Meditation.