O mighty God, when I be­hold the won­der
Of na­ture’s beau­ty, wrought by words of Thine,
And how Thou lead­est all from realms up yon­der,
Sustaining earth­ly life in love be­nign,

Refrain

With rap­ture filled, my soul Thy name would laud,
O migh­ty God! O migh­ty God!
With rap­ture filled, my soul Thy name would laud,
O migh­ty God! O migh­ty God!

When I be­hold the hea­vens in their vast­ness,
Where gold­en ships in az­ure is­sue forth,
Where sun and moon keep watch up­on the fast­ness
Of chang­ing sea­sons and of time on earth,

Refrain

When I be­hold His Son to earth des­cend­ing,
To help and heal and teach dis­tressed man­kind;
When ev­il flees and death in fear is bend­ing
Before the glo­ry of the Lord di­vine,

Refrain

When, crushed by guilt of sin, be­fore Him kneel­ing
I plead for mer­cy and for grace and peace,
I feel His balm and, all my bruis­es heal­ing,
He saves my soul and sets my heart at ease.

Refrain

When fi­nal­ly the mists of time have van­ished,
And I in truth my faith con­firmed shall see,
Upon the shores where earth­ly ills are ban­ished,
I en­ter, Lord, to dwell in peace with Thee.

With rap­ture filled, my soul Thy name would laud,
Thanks be to Thee, O migh­ty God!
With rap­ture filled, my soul Thy name would laud,
Thanks be to Thee, O migh­ty God!