Today’s hymn was published by Hope Publishing Company in 1976 and it has been attributed to John Piper; whether or not it is the John Piper we are all thinking of I’m not sure since I couldn’t find any information anywhere to verify this. Nonetheless, this is a great hymn, based on Genesis 1:3, proclaiming God’s creative power in speaking into existence the things that did not; enjoy!

“Let There Be Light! “Thus spoke the Lord;
Thus we were made and thus restored.
Christ’s conquering Word created all;
Our shinning hope: his sovereign call.

Now Christ has summoned us to speak
His mighty Word, though we are weak.
So let our feet be Gospel-shod,
And all the power belong to God.

Christ speaks and freedom is conferred;
He reigns triumphant in his Word
To frustrate Satan’s fatal might,
And lead his captives into light.

Come, broken hearted, take good cheer;
Come, crushed in spirit, do not fear.
The Lord who reigns in blinding light
Dwells with the lowly and contrite.

Now let us set the world aflame;
Proclaim the glory of his name!
His light be everywhere adored, 
And every creature own him Lord!

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Today’s hymn is another by Isaac Watts. In 1715, he published a collection of hymns, Divine Songs Attempted in Easy Language for the Use of Children. The collection was dedicated to the young daughters of Thomas Abney, the patron who had given Watts a place to live after the onset of his poor health. This hymn was the most enduring from the collection, and was headed “Praise for creation and providence”¹. Enjoy!

I sing the mighty power of God,
That made the mountains rise,
That spread the flowing seas abroad,
And built the lofty skies.
I sing the wisdom that ordained
The sun to rule the day;
The moon shines full at His command,
And all the stars obey.

I sing the goodness of the Lord,
That filled the earth with food:
Who formed the creatures with His Word,
And then pronounced them good.
Lord, how Thy wonders are displayed,
Where’er I turn my eye,
If I survey the ground I tread,
Or gaze upon the sky!

There’s not a plant or flower below,
But makes Thy glories known;
And clouds arise, and tempests blow,
By order from Thy throne;
Creatures, as numerous as they be,
Are subject to Thy care;
There’s not a place where we can flee,
But God is present there.

In Heaven He shines with beams of love,
With wrath in hell beneath:
‘Tis on His earth I stand or move,
And ’tis His air I breathe.
His hand is my perpetual guard,
He keeps me with His eye:
Why should I then forget the Lord,
Who is for ever nigh?

¹hymnologyarchive.com/i-sing-th-almighty-power-of-god

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