Adventist Pioneer Library

Worship — Attributes and Providence of God

Mighty God! while angels bless thee

  • No. 94
  • Words Robert Robinson.
  • 7 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Mighty God! while angels bless thee,
May a mortal lisp thy name?
Lord of men, as well as angels!
Thou art every creature's theme:

2

Lord of every land and nation!
Ancient of eternal days!
Sounded through the wide creation
Be thy just and awful praise.

3

For the grandeur of thy nature—
Grand, beyond a seraph's thought;
For the wonders of creation,
Works with skill and kindness wrought;

4

For thy providence, that governs
Through thine empire's wide domain,
Wings an angel, guides a sparrow,—
Blessed be thy gentle reign.

5

For thy rich, thy free redemption—
Bright, though vailed in darkness long—
Thought is poor, and poor, expression;
Who can sing that wondrous song?

6

Christ the brightness of thy glory,
By thy mercy came to die;
How can mortal tongue be silent?
How can praise unuttered lie?

7

Leaving all his exaltation,
Bearing all our sin and woe,—
O, what love divine was shown us!
Flow, my praise, forever flow.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «94» (large) at the head of the right column of p. 34, beside the stanzas of hymn 92; italic reference line «277, 130, 41.» (sing to the tune of hymn 277, 130 or 41); seven numbered stanzas filling the right column; «Robert Robinson.» in italics at the end. The first word «MIGHTY» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «!», «?», «;» and «:» («God !», «angels !», «theme :», «nation !», «days !», «thought ;», «wrought ;», «expression ;», «song ?», «die ;», «silent ?», «lie ?», «us !»); it is closed up here. «vailed» (stanza 5) is the print's spelling and is kept; the dashes («nature—», «sparrow,—», «redemption—», «long—», «woe,—») are the print's. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. No meter is printed (the text is 8s & 7s, 8.7.8.7).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Attributes and Providence of God · No. 94 · printed page 34
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30