O That I Had a Thousand Voices

O that I had a thou­sand voices

And with a thou­sand tongues could tell

Of Him in whom the earth re­joic­es

Who all things wise­ly does and well!

My grate­ful heart would then be free

To tell what God has done for me.

Ye for­est leaves

so green and tender

That dance for joy in sum­mer air;

Ye mea­dow grass­es

bright and slen­der

Ye flow­ers

so won­drous sweet and fair

That live to show His praise alone

Help me to make His glo­ry known.

Ye crea­tures that have breath and mo­tion

That fill with life

earth

sea and sky

O join me in my heart’s de­votion

As I ex­alt the Lord most high:

My ut­most pow­ers can ne’er aright

Declare the won­ders of His might.

O Fa­ther

deign Thou

I be­seech Thee

To list­en to my earth­ly lays;

A nob­ler strain in Heav’n shall reach Thee

When I with an­gels hymn Thy praise

And learn amid their choirs to sing

Loud hal­le­lu­jahs to my king.