A Brighter Day Begins with His Word.

Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748 • SECTION 363

Psalm 139:2. Second Part. L. M. The wonderful formation of man.

← The Psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament and Applied to the Christian State and Worship

1 'Twas from thy hand, my God, I came, A work of such a curious frame; In me thy fearful wonders shine, And each proclaims thy skill divine.

2 Thine eyes did all my limbs survey, Which yet in dark confusion lay; Thou saw'st the daily growth they took, Form'd by the model of thy book.

3 By thee my growing parts were nam'd, And what thy sovereign counsels fram'd, (The breathing lungs, the beating heart) Was copy'd with unerring art.

4 At last, to shew my Maker's name, God stamp'd his image on my frame, And in some unknown moment join'd The finish'd members to the mind.

5 There the young seeds of thought began And all the passions of the man: Great God, our infant nature pays Immortal tribute to thy praise.

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