Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme
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Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme,And speak some wondrous thing—The mighty works or mightier nameOf our eternal King.
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Tell of his wondrous faithfulness,And sound his praise abroad;Sing the sweet promise of his grace,And the performing God.
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His every word of grace is strongAs that which built the skies;The voice that rolls the stars alongSpeaks all these promises.
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Let every tongue his goodness speak,The sovereign Lord of all;Whose gracious hands uphold the weak,And raise the poor that fall.
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O, might I hear that heavenly tongueBut whisper, "Thou art mine,"Those gentle words should raise my songTo notes almost divine.