C.M. [909]Tallis' Ordinal: Thomas Tallis, 1567 Joseph Addison, 1712; Abbr. When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise. O how shall words with equal warmth The gratitude declare, That glows within my ravished heart? But thou canst read it there. Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy. Through every period of my life Thy goodness I'll pursue; And after death, in distant worlds, The glorious theme renew. When nature fails, and day and night Divide thy works no more, My ever grateful heart, O Lord, Thy mercy shall adore. Through all eternity, to thee A joyful song I'll raise; But O eternity's too short To utter all thy praise! Amen. |