Thy Mercies
The same words as 2 hymnals printed them. Pick two versions to see every change between them: words added, dropped or altered, and verses left out.
1 word changed · 2 stanzas only in Hymns and Tunes 1886 #77 · 2 stanzas only in Christ in Song #282 · tune Geneva → Coventry
Verse 1
When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise.
Verse 1
When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise.
Verse 2
Unnumbered comforts to my soul Thy tender care bestowed, Before my infant heart discerned From whom those comforts flowed.
Verse 2
Unnumbered comforts to my soul Thy tender care bestowed, Before my infant heart conceived From whom those comforts flowed.
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Verse 3
When worn with sickness, oft hast thou With health renewed my face; And when in sins and sorrows sunk, Revived my soul with grace.
Verse 3
Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart That tastes those gifts with joy.
Verse 4
Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart That tastes those gifts with joy.
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Verse 5
Through every period of my life Thy goodness I'll pursue; And after death, in distant worlds, The glorious theme renew.
Verse 4
O, how can words with equal warmth
The gratitude declare,
That glows within my raptured heart?—
But thou canst read it there.
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Verse 5
Through all eternity, to thee
A joyful song I'll raise;
But, oh! eternity's too short
To utter all thy praise!
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