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Hymn III.38: A song of praise to the blessed Trinity
From Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book III (1709)
I give immortal praise
To God the Father's love,
For all my comforts here,
And better hopes above:
He sent his own
Eternal Son
To die for sins
That man had done.
To God the Son belongs
Immortal glory too,
Who bought us with his blood
From everlasting woe:
And now he lives,
And now he reigns,
And sees the fruit
Of all his pains.
To God the Spirit's name
Immortal worship give,
Whose new-creating power
Makes the dead sinner live:
His work completes
The great design,
And fills the soul
With joy divine.
Almighty God! to thee
Be endless honors done,
The undivided Three,
And the mysterious One:
Where reason fails
With all her powers,
There faith prevails
And love adores.
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Watts, Isaac. “Hymn III.38: A song of praise to the blessed Trinity.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/713/.
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Watts, Isaac. “Hymn III.38: A song of praise to the blessed Trinity.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/713/.
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