Music & HymnsTo Thee, My Heart, Eternal King

"My heart standeth in awe of Thy Word." Psalm 119:61

Words: Exeter Collection. The Dictionary of Hymnology, by John Julian, lists two hymns by this title: One by John Thompson (1783-1818), which appeared in Aspland's Collection in 1810, and another by Ottiwell Heginbothom (1744-1768) (sometimes given as "Now Let My Soul, Eternal King"). Julian describes Heginbothom's version as "Praise of the Gospel," which seems to fit the

Music: "Germany," Sacred Melodies, by William Gardiner, 1815

To Thee, my heart, eternal King,
Would now its thankful tribute bring;
To Thee its humble homage raise
In songs of ardent, grateful, praise.

All nature shows Thy boundless love,
In worlds below and worlds above;
But in Thy blessèd Word I trace
The richer glories of Thy grace.

Here what delightful truths are giv'n;
Here Jesus shows the way to heav'n;
His Name salutes my listening ear,
Revives my heart, and checks my fear.

For love like this, O may our song
Through endless years Thy praise prolong;
And distant climes Thy Name adore,
Till time and nature are no more.

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