GOD THE FATHER >> POWER OF GOD IN NATURE

SDAH 98

Can you count the stars that brightly
Twinkle in the midnight sky?
Can you count the clouds, so lightly
O’er the meadows floating by?

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1
Can you count the stars that brightly
Twinkle in the midnight sky?
Can you count the clouds, so lightly
O’er the meadows floating by?
God, the Lord, doth mark their number
With His eyes that never slumber;
He hath made every one,
He hath made them every one.

2
Can you count the wings now flashing
In the sunshine’s golden light?
Can you count the fishes splashing
In the cooling waters bright?
God, the Lord, a name hath given,
To all creatures under heaven;
He hath named them every one,
He hath named them every one.

3
Do you know how many children
Rise each morning blithe and gay?
Can you count their jolly voices,
Singing sweetly day by day?
God hears all the happy voices,
In their merry songs rejoices;
And He loves them, every one,
And He loves them, every one.

Hymn Info

Biblical Reference
(a) Gen 15:5; Ps 147:4

Author
Wilhelm Hey (1789-1854)

Translator
H.W. Dulcken, vs. 1, 3; v. 2, anon.

Metrical Number
8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7.

Tune Source
German Folk Tune

Theme
POWER OF GOD IN NATURE

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