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Hymn

Begin, My Tongue, Some Heavenly Theme

ST. ETHELDREDA · C.M. · words Isaac Watts · music Thomas Turton

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Begin, My Tongue, Some Heavenly Theme pow'r dy prom when He ise ing a less make might wretch sound speak bound them y ed, His some shines; please, men; broad; thing; can as sal His my that graved claim of gin, va dash in won tongue, Tell 1. Be 2. 5. He 4. En 3. Pro death, brass Lord ness theme to nal the ful ly And The For And And tion whole e ter worlds drous from faith heav'n some great last mor form ter With de ing tal ing nal our the Ful Those His er im per e fills ev an crees. lines. pen. God. king. and the has sweet y speaks, can the ise or And hand that pow'rs writ prom works, the might He Nor His Sing The His y ness cred ier of Of breath rase word grace, name might dark sa of might al Isaac Watts, 1707 ST. ETHELDREDA C.M. Thomas Turton, 1860
Begin, My Tongue, Some Heavenly Theme pow'r dy prom when He ise ing a less make might wretch sound speak bound them y ed, His some shines; please, men; broad; thing; can as sal His my that graved claim of gin, va dash in won tongue, Tell 1. Be 2. 5. He 4. En 3. Pro death, brass Lord ness theme to nal the ful ly And The For And And tion whole e ter worlds drous from faith heav'n some great last mor form ter With de ing tal ing nal our the Ful Those His er im per e fills ev an crees. lines. pen. God. king. and the has sweet y speaks, can the ise or And hand that pow'rs writ prom works, the might He Nor His Sing The His y ness cred ier of Of breath rase word grace, name might dark sa of might al Isaac Watts, 1707 ST. ETHELDREDA C.M. Thomas Turton, 1860

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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