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My Father God, when on Thy vast creation,
The wonders of the heav’n and earth, I gaze,
Things great and small, beyond enumeration,
Which manifest Thy pow’r in untold ways;
The wonders of the heav’n and earth, I gaze,
Things great and small, beyond enumeration,
Which manifest Thy pow’r in untold ways;
Then all my being sings in praise to Thee,
How marvellous! How great Thou art!
And this I’ll sing through all eternity,
How marvellous! How great Thou art!
How marvellous! How great Thou art!
And this I’ll sing through all eternity,
How marvellous! How great Thou art!
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As I enjoy the grace of Thy salvation
And contemplate how Thou Thy Son hast sent,
Who died that we might be Thy new creation,
Thy life expressing to the full extent;
And contemplate how Thou Thy Son hast sent,
Who died that we might be Thy new creation,
Thy life expressing to the full extent;
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When in the church, in blest participation,
I see how millions Thine own life possess,
How they are built to form Thy habitation,
Containing Thee, Thy fulness to express;
I see how millions Thine own life possess,
How they are built to form Thy habitation,
Containing Thee, Thy fulness to express;
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As I expect the coming age of fulness
And hope to share the new Jerusalem,
With all the heavens and the earth in newness
And all Thou art expressed in all of them;
And hope to share the new Jerusalem,
With all the heavens and the earth in newness
And all Thou art expressed in all of them;
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Chigaco, Illinois, United States
Drink freely the water of life. praise the Lord
Irvine, CA, United States
May You gain what You desire this year Father!
Auckland, New Zealand
Things great and small, beyond enumeration, which manifest Thy power in untold way.
Many time I was gazing on the different flowers and leaves. I was always amazed how beautiful they were and I couldn't help but praise the Lord.
Auckland, New Zealand
The creator of the universe has sent his Son to be our Saviour! What a blessing we have!
Auckland, New Zealand
I was quite touched by verse 3. The Father's desire is to be expressed in many sons. The church today is a blessing for us to participate and see millions who have the life of God.
This song reminds me of when I go hiking and see a vast view, or when I look up at the stars at night and see the beauty of creation, and get the sense of awe and wonder at how great God is. How marvellous, how great Thou art! God has created such a vast and diverse universe, yet He has a special care for man!
Rm 1:20 For the invisible things of Him, both His eternal power and divine characteristics, have been clearly seen since the creation of the world, being perceived by the things made, so that they would be without excuse;
Ps 8:1 O Jehovah our Lord, / How excellent is Your name / In all the earth, / You who have set Your glory over the heavens!
Ps 8:4 What is mortal man, that You remember him, / And the son of man, that You visit him?
New Zealand
I hope all my days on this earth will be spent "singing praise to Thee"! For what He has done, is doing and will do in me and for His eternal, unchanging purpose!
Auckland, New Zealand
Oh Father, how marvelous You are! How great You are!!!
Father, gain my whole being to sing praises to You!!
Lomé, Togo
I expect the coming age of fulness
I hope to share the new Jerusalem.
With all the heavens and the earth in newness
Amen, and all Thou art expressed in all of them.
Hallelujah, hallelujah.
Beijing
Then all my being sings in praise to Thee,
How marvellous! How great Thou art!
And this I’ll sing through all eternity,
How marvellous! How great Thou art!
Cambridge, MA, United States
The beauty and worth of a hymn does not lie in how it stirs your soul but in the reality and truth conveyed in the lyrics. Additionally we must touch the spirit of the writer and touch the hymn with our spirit for the riches in the hymn to become our enjoyment, appreciation and experience.
I appreciate this hymn because it gives us a contrast between God's old creation and His new creation. Most people (including unbelievers) are awed by God's old creation, and rightly so—just looking at the heavens, the earth, the birds, the mountains, the trees, the order in the universe, even looking at our physical bodies—all planned with wondrous skill, foreknowledge, wisdom by our God-indeed it is too great for us to comprehend. This alone moves us to worship Him....
But listen.... even greater than these is God's NEW CREATION... the church His masterpiece—His dwelling place which consummates in the New Jerusalem.... My spirit within is elated.... God's central work is related to His New Creation... We should worship the Father more for His New Creation than His old creation.....
Christ died on the cross to produce God's New Creation.... He didn't need to die to produce the old creation.... the new Creation is too too precious that He gave His life to bring it forth....
The New Creation is God making His home in millions of His chosen people, and building them up to be His holy habitation. The New Creation is God dwelling in man. The New Creation is the church as the dwelling place of God in spirit (Ephesians 2:20-22).
If someone were to make a video of a monkey or dog driving a car, I believe this will go 'viral' and many people will hail it as something wonderful...
It is a great thing in this universe that God will come into man to make His home in our heart-—this deserves our highest joy, praise and worship—we should even be beside ourselves at knowing and experiencing this...
Jesus said in His Father's house are many abodes (John 14:1, 2). This was not referring to heavenly mansion but to His going through death and resurrection to produce the church. In John 14:23, He says He and the Father will make their dwelling/abode in the one who loves Him... and in 1 Tim. 3:15 we see that the church is the house of the living God... The Apostle Paul prayed that Christ will make His home in our hearts (Ephesians 3:17).. this is God's New Creation....
How great, marvelous and mysterious that the Immortal One should choose to dwell in immortal beings....
When we see this, spontaneously there will be a cry deep within us... Lord make Your home in my heart.... build me up with all the saints to be your enlarged dwelling place....
May the Lord open our eyes to see that His heart is set on the New Creation-that is God living in millions of His sons, who have been built up as the church to be His full expression in this universe.
May we give ourselves to Him to live more and more in and through us....
We worship you Father for your multifarious wisdom and greatness in producing the New Creation.