High in the Heavens
The same words as 4 hymnals printed them. Pick two versions to see every change between them: words added, dropped or altered, and verses left out.
6 words changed · 1 stanza only in Hymns and Tunes 1876 #5 · 1 stanza only in Church Hymnal #69
Verse 1
High in the heavens, eternal God,
Thy goodness in full glory shines;
Thy truth shall break through every cloud
That veils thy just and wise designs.
Verse 1
High in the heavens, eternal God,
Thy goodness in full glory shines;
Thy truth shall break through every cloud
That veils and darkens Thy designs.
Verse 2
Forever firm Thy justice stands,
As mountains their foundations keep;
Wise are the wonders of Thy hands;
Thy judgments are a mighty deep.
Verse 2
Forever firm Thy justice stands,
As mountains their foundations keep;
Wise are the wonders of Thy hands;
Thy judgments are a mighty deep.
Not in this version
Verse 3
Thy providence is kind and large,
Both man and beast Thy bounty share;
The whole creation is Thy charge,
But saints are Thy peculiar care.
Verse 3
O God, how excellent Thy grace,
Whence all our hope and comfort spring!
The sons of Adam in distress
Fly to the shadow of Thy wing.
Verse 4
My God, how excellent Thy grace,
Whence all our hope and comfort springs!
The sons of Adam in distress
Fly to the shadow of Thy wings.
Verse 4
In the provisions of thy house We still shall find a sweet repast; There mercy like a river flows, And brings salvation to our taste.
Not in this version