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'Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme' is a hymn by [[Isaac Watts]], published as Hymn 69 in Book 2 of his ''Hymns and Spiritual Songs''. | 'Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme' is a hymn by [[Isaac Watts]], published as Hymn 69 in Book 2 of his [[Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Isaac Watts)|''Hymns and Spiritual Songs'']]. | ||
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Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme, | {{Vs|1}} Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme, | ||
And speak some boundless thing; | And speak some boundless thing; | ||
The mighty works, or mightier name | The mighty works, or mightier name | ||
Of our eternal king. | Of our eternal king. | ||
Tell of his wondrous faithfulness, | {{Vs|2}} Tell of his wondrous faithfulness, | ||
And sound his pow'r abroad; | And sound his pow'r abroad; | ||
Sing the sweet promise of his grace, | Sing the sweet promise of his grace, | ||
And the performing God. | And the performing God. | ||
Proclaim salvation from the Lord | {{Vs|3}} Proclaim salvation from the Lord | ||
For wretched dying men: | For wretched dying men: | ||
His hand has writ the sacred word | His hand has writ the sacred word | ||
With an immortal pen. | With an immortal pen. | ||
Engrav'd as in eternal brass | {{Vs|4}} Engrav'd as in eternal brass | ||
The mighty promise shines, | The mighty promise shines, | ||
Nor can the pow'rs of darkness rase | Nor can the pow'rs of darkness rase | ||
Those everlasting lines. | Those everlasting lines. | ||
He that can dash whole worlds to death. | {{Vs|5}} He that can dash whole worlds to death. | ||
And make them when he please, | And make them when he please, | ||
He speaks, and that almighty breath | He speaks, and that almighty breath | ||
Fulfils his great decrees. | Fulfils his great decrees. | ||
His very word of grace is strong | {{Vs|6}} His very word of grace is strong | ||
As that which built the skies, | As that which built the skies, | ||
The voice that rolls the stars along | The voice that rolls the stars along | ||
Speaks all the promises. | Speaks all the promises. | ||
He said, Let the wide heav'n be spread, | {{Vs|7}} He said, Let the wide heav'n be spread, | ||
And heav'n was stretch'd abroad; | And heav'n was stretch'd abroad; | ||
Abrah'm, I'll be thy God, he said, | Abrah'm, I'll be thy God, he said, | ||
And he was Abrah'm's God. | And he was Abrah'm's God. | ||
O, might I hear thine | {{Vs|8}} O, might I hear thine heav'nly tongue | ||
But whisper, Thou art mine, | But whisper, Thou art mine, | ||
Those gentle words should raise my song | Those gentle words should raise my song | ||
To notes almost divine. | To notes almost divine. | ||
How would my leaping heart rejoice | {{Vs|9}} How would my leaping heart rejoice | ||
And think my | And think my heav'n secure! | ||
I trust the all-creating voice, | I trust the all-creating voice, | ||
And faith desires no more. | And faith desires no more.}} | ||
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Revision as of 22:34, 23 November 2015
General information
'Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme' is a hymn by Isaac Watts, published as Hymn 69 in Book 2 of his Hymns and Spiritual Songs.
Settings by composers
- William Billings — Bellingham English SATB
- Oliver Holden — Heavenly Theme English SATB
- Henry Searle — Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme English SATB
Text and translations
 English text1 Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme, |
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