Worship — Attributes and Providence of God

Come, O my soul, in sacred lays

No. 61
Metre L. M.
Tune LUTON.
Words Thomas Blacklock.
Music George Burder.
Key E-flat major
Singing key E♭ major
Time 3/4
4 stanzas

Words

Come, O my soul, in sacred lays,Attempt thy great Creator's praise;But O what tongue can speak his fame!What mortal verse declare his name!

Enthroned amid the radiant spheres,He glory like a garment wears;To form a robe of light divine,Ten thousand suns around him shine.

In all our Maker's grand designs,Omnipotence with wisdom shines;His works, through all this wondrous frame,Declare the glory of his name.

Raised on devotion's lofty wing,Do thou, my soul, his glories sing;And let his praise employ thy tongueTill listening worlds shall join the song.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: hymn number «61», tune name «LUTON. L. M.» centred over the music, «GEORGE BURDER.» at the right (capitals and small capitals); running head «WORSHIP—ATTRIBUTES AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD.». Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «Come,»; the print sets it «sa-cred», «At-tempt», «Cre - a - tor's», «mor - tal», «de-clare». Stanzas 2–4 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «19, 47, 58.» in italics (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 19, 47 or 58); «Thomas Blacklock.» in italics after stanza 4. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («fame !», «wears ;», «shines ;», «sing ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's; the lines of stanzas 2–4 are set flush (no indentation).