Book 3, Hymn 81 · William Cowper · Public-domain words
Almighty King! whose wondrous hand
Book 3, Hymn 81 · William Cowper
The words
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Stanza 1. Almighty King! whose wondrous hand,Supports the weight of sea and land;Whose grace is such a boundless store,No heart shall break that sighs for more.
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Stanza 2. Thy Providence supplies my food,And ’tis thy blessing makes it good;My soul is nourished by thy word,Let soul and body praise the Lord.
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Stanza 3. My streams of outward comfort cameFrom him, who built this earthly frame;Whate’er I want his bounty gives,By whom my soul for ever lives.
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Stanza 4. Either his hand preserves from pain,Or, if I feel it, heals again;From Satan’s malice shields my breast,Or overrules it for the best.
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Stanza 5. Forgive the song that falls so lowBeneath the gratitude I owe!It means thy praise, however poor,An angel’s song can do no more.
Olney Hymns (1779), Book 3, Hymn 81. William Cowper. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/3-81
About these words
William Cowper lived from 1731 to 1800. These historical words are public domain.
This hymn belongs to the complete three-book collection first published in 1779.
