Adventist Pioneer Library

Worship — Attributes and Providence of God

Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme

  • No. 76
  • Words Isaac Watts.
  • 5 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme,
And speak some wondrous thing—
The mighty works or mightier name
Of our eternal King.

2

Tell of his wondrous faithfulness,
And sound his praise abroad;
Sing the sweet promise of his grace,
And the performing God.

3

His every word of grace is strong
As that which built the skies;
The voice that rolls the stars along
Speaks all these promises.

4

Let every tongue his goodness speak,
The sovereign Lord of all;
Whose gracious hands uphold the weak,
And raise the poor that fall.

5

O, might I hear that heavenly tongue
But whisper, "Thou art mine,"
Those gentle words should raise my song
To notes almost divine.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «76», reference line «120, 70, 395.» in italics (sing to the tune of hymn 120, 70 or 395); five stanzas in the right column of p. 28 below hymn 75, «Isaac Watts.» in italics at the end. The first word «BEGIN» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;» («abroad ;», «skies ;»); it is closed up here. Straight quotation marks are used for the printed quotes in stanza 5. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., 8.6.8.6).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Attributes and Providence of God · No. 76 · printed page 28
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-29