Common Tune

Hymn

Begin, My Tongue, Some Heavenly Theme

DETROIT · C.M. · words Isaac Watts · music William Bradshaw

Setting: PBHT 1907 (modern) · PBHT 1907 · Southern Harmony 1854 · TBH 1901

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Begin, My Tongue, Some Heavenly Theme when prom dy pow'r bound He ise ing a less make might wretch sound speak And The For And And them y ed, His some broad; please, shines; men; thing; as sal His my can that graved claim of gin, va dash in won tongue, 4. En 3. Pro 2. Tell 1. Be He 5. the to nal ful ly death, brass Lord ness theme ter from faith heav'n whole e tion drous some worlds His er im per e de ing tal ing nal great last mor form ter Of And With Those Ful breath rase word grace, name fills ev an the our crees. lines. pen. God. king. y sweet has the and speaks, can hand the might He Nor His Sing The might y ness cred His ier the ise or sa that pow'rs writ prom works, dark of might of al Isaac Watts, 1707 DETROIT C.M. William Bradshaw, 1820
Begin, My Tongue, Some Heavenly Theme when prom dy pow'r bound He ise ing a less make might wretch sound speak And The For And And them y ed, His some broad; please, shines; men; thing; as sal His my can that graved claim of gin, va dash in won tongue, 4. En 3. Pro 2. Tell 1. Be He 5. the to nal ful ly death, brass Lord ness theme ter from faith heav'n whole e tion drous some worlds His er im per e de ing tal ing nal great last mor form ter Of And With Those Ful breath rase word grace, name fills ev an the our crees. lines. pen. God. king. y sweet has the and speaks, can hand the might He Nor His Sing The might y ness cred His ier the ise or sa that pow'rs writ prom works, dark of might of al Isaac Watts, 1707 DETROIT C.M. William Bradshaw, 1820

1.Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme
And speak some boundless thing;
The mighty works, or mightier name
Of our eternal king.

2.Tell of His wondrous faithfulness
And sound His power abroad;
Sing the sweet promise of His grace,
And the performing God.

3.Proclaim salvation from the Lord
For wretched, dying men;
His hand has writ the sacred word
With an immortal pen.

4.Engraved as in eternal brass
The mighty promise shines;
Nor can the powers of darkness rase
Those everlasting lines.

5.He that can dash whole worlds to death,
And make them when He please,
He speaks, and that almighty breath
Fulfills His great decrees.

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Same meter but needs editorial underlay: BALLERMA, CLEANSING FOUNTAIN, CRIMOND, GLASGOW, GRÄFENBERG, MARTYRDOM, MCKEE, ORTONVILLE, ST. MAGNUS, ST. STEPHEN, STRACATHRO.

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