LET all the earth revere the Lord, Sing praises to His name; With heart and voice and joy record His honours and His fame.
Say to the God Who shakes the sky, How mighty, Lord, art Thou! Before Thy presence sinners fly, Or at Thy feet they bow!
O bless our God and never cease; How much ought we to praise! He keeps our life, maintains our peace, And guides us in our ways.
Using affliction’s evil day, He makes our graces shine; As burns the furnace dross away The silver to refine.
Through waters deep and trying ways, We march at Thy command; Led to possess the promised place, By Thine unerring hand.
O, let His faithful servants tell, How by redeeming love Their souls are saved from death and hell To share the joys above.
Isaac Watts, 1674-1748‡