Common Tune

Hymn

Begin, My Tongue, Some Heavenly Theme

LEA · C.M. · words Isaac Watts · music James Lea Summers

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Begin, My Tongue, Some Heavenly Theme less a ing He ise make might wretch sound speak when prom dy pow'r bound them y ed, His some please, shines; men; broad; thing; sal His my as that graved claim of tongue, dash in va won gin, can 3. Pro 2. Tell 1. Be En 5. He 4. death, brass Lord ness theme to nal the ful ly And The For And And faith heav'n whole e tion drous some from worlds ter ter great last mor form de ing tal ing nal fills ev an the our His er im per e crees. lines. pen. God. king. speaks, can hand the might that writ prom works, and the has sweet y pow'rs He Nor His Sing The ier y ness cred His Ful Those With And Of breath rase word grace, name or al of the ise might might dark sa of Isaac Watts, 1707 LEA C.M. James Lea Summers, 1908
Begin, My Tongue, Some Heavenly Theme less a ing He ise make might wretch sound speak when prom dy pow'r bound them y ed, His some please, shines; men; broad; thing; sal His my as that graved claim of tongue, dash in va won gin, can 3. Pro 2. Tell 1. Be En 5. He 4. death, brass Lord ness theme to nal the ful ly And The For And And faith heav'n whole e tion drous some from worlds ter ter great last mor form de ing tal ing nal fills ev an the our His er im per e crees. lines. pen. God. king. speaks, can hand the might that writ prom works, and the has sweet y pow'rs He Nor His Sing The ier y ness cred His Ful Those With And Of breath rase word grace, name or al of the ise might might dark sa of Isaac Watts, 1707 LEA C.M. James Lea Summers, 1908

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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