Worship — Adoration of Christ

Nature with open volume stands

No. 107
Words Isaac Watts.
Singing key G major
4 stanzas

Sung to WARE (hymn 136)

Words

Nature with open volume standsTo spread her Maker's praise abroad,And every labor of his handsShows something worthy of a God;

But in the grace that rescues manHis brighter form of glory shines;Here on the cross 't is fairest drawnIn precious blood and crimson lines.

O, the sweet wonders of that cross,Where Christ, the Saviour, loved and died!The noblest life my spirit drawsFrom his dear wounds and bleeding side.

I would forever speak his nameIn tones to mortal ears unknown,With angels join to praise the Lamb,And worship at his Father's throne.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «107», reference line «136, 212; 47,» in italics (sing to the tune of hymn 136, 212 or 47 — the separators are the print's: a semicolon after 212 and a comma at the end), in the right column of p. 39 below hymn 106; «Isaac Watts.» in italics at the end. The first word «NATURE» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («God ;», «shines ;», «died !»); it is closed up here. «Where Christ, the Saviour, loved and died!» turns over in the print («died!» alone on the next line); it is joined here. «'t is» is printed with a space and a curly apostrophe, written straight here. 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 L. M., 8.8.8.8).