O Mighty God

Carl Boberg, tr. E. Gustav Johnson Swedish Folk Melody

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1. O might - y God, when I be - hold the won - der Of na - ture’s
2. When I be - hold the hea - vens in their vast - ness, Where gold - en
3. When I be - hold His Son to earth de - scend - ing, To help and
4. When, crushed by guilt of sin, be - fore Him kneel - ing I plead for
5. When fin - al - ly the mists of time have van - ished, And I in

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beau - ty, wrought by words of Thine, And how Thou
ships in a - zure is - sue forth, Where sun and
heal and teach dis - tressed man - kind; When e - vil
mer - cy and for grace and peace, I feel His
truth my faith con - firmed shall see, Up - on the

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lead - est all from realms up yon - der, Sus - tain - ing
moon keep watch up - on the fast - ness Of chang - ing
flees and Death in fear is bend - ing Be - fore the
balm and, all my bruis - es heal - ing, He saves my
shores where earth - ly ills are ban - ished, I en - ter,

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Refrain

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earth - ly life in love be - nign,
sea - sons and of time on earth, With rap - ture filled, my soul Thy Name would
glo - ry of the Lord di - vine,
soul and sets my heart at ease.
Lord, to dwell in peace with Thee. With rap - ture filled, my soul Thy Name would

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laud, O might - y God! O might - y God! With rap - ture

laud, Thanks be to Thee, O might - y God! With rap - ture

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filled, my soul Thy Name would laud, O might-y God! O might-y God!

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filled, my soul Thy Name would laud, Thanks be to Thee, O might-y God!

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