The God of Abraham Praise
VERSE 1
The God
of Abraham praise, who reigns enthroned above;
Ancient
of everlasting days, and God of Love;
Jehovah,
great I AM! by earth and Heav’n confessed;
I bow
and bless the sacred Name forever blessed.
VERSE 2
The God
of Abraham praise, at Whose supreme command
From
earth I rise—and seek the joys at His right hand;
I all on
earth forsake, its wisdom, fame, and power;
And Him
my only Portion make, my Shield and Tower.
VERSE 3
The God
of Abraham praise, whose all sufficient grace
Shall
guide me all my happy days, in all my ways.
He calls
a worm His friend, He calls Himself my God!
And He
shall save me to the end, thro’ Jesus’ blood.
VERSE 4
He by
Himself has sworn; I on His oath depend,
I shall,
on eagle wings upborne, to Heav’n ascend.
I shall
behold His face; I shall His power adore,
And sing
the wonders of His grace forevermore.
VERSE 5
Tho’
nature’s strength decay, and earth and hell withstand,
To
Canaan’s bounds I urge my way, at His command.
The
wat’ry deep I pass, with Jesus in my view;
And
thro’ the howling wilderness my way pursue.
VERSE 6
The
goodly land I see, with peace and plenty bless’d;
A land
of sacred liberty, and endless rest.
There
milk and honey flow, and oil and wine abound,
And
trees of life forever grow with mercy crowned.
VERSE 7
There
dwells the Lord our King, the Lord our righteousness,
Triumphant
o’er the world and sin, the Prince of peace;
On
Sion’s sacred height His kingdom still maintains,
And
glorious with His saints in light forever reigns.
VERSE 8
He keeps
His own secure, He guards them by His side,
Arrays
in garments, white and pure, His spotless bride:
With
streams of sacred bliss, with groves of living joys—
With all
the fruits of Paradise, He still supplies.
VERSE 9
Before
the great Three-One they all exulting stand;
And tell
the wonders He hath done, through all their land:
The
list’ning spheres attend, and swell the growing fame;
And
sing, in songs which never end, the wondrous Name.
VERSE 10
The God
Who reigns on high the great archangels sing,
And
“Holy, holy, holy!” cry, “Almighty King!
Who was,
and is, the same, and evermore shall be:
Jehovah—Father—great
I AM, we worship Thee!”
VERSE 11
Before
the Savior’s face the ransomed nations bow;
O’erwhelmed
at His almighty grace, forever new:
He shows
His prints of love—they kindle to a flame!
And
sound thro’ all the worlds above the slaughtered Lamb.
VERSE 12
The
whole triumphant host give thanks to God on high;
“Hail,
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,” they ever cry.
Hail,
Abraham’s God, and mine! (I join the heav’nly lays,)
All
might and majesty are Thine, and endless praise.
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