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Nature With Open Volume Stands

Verse 1

Verse 1

Verse 1

Nature with open volume stands,

To spread its Maker's praise abroad;

And every labor of His hands

Shows something worthy of our God.

Verse 2

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Verse 2

But in the grace that rescued us

His brightest form of glory shines;

'Tis fairest drawn upon the cross

In precious blood and crimson lines.

Verse 3

Verse 3

Verse 3

Here His whole name appears complete.

Nor wit can guess, nor reason prove,

Which of the letters best is writ,

The pow'r, the wisdom, or the love.

Verse 4

Verse 4

Verse 4

We would forever speak His name

In sounds to mortal ears unknown,

With angels join to praise the Lamb,

And worship at His Father's throne.