Th’ Almighty God is He

Verse 1
Th’ Almighty God is he,
Author of heavenly bliss,
The Father of eternity,
The glorious Prince of Peace!
Wider and wider still
He doth his sway extend,
With peace divine his people fill,
And joys that never end:

Verse 2
His government shall grow,
From strength to strength proceed,
His righteousness the church o’er-flow,
And all the earth o’er-spread;
His presence shall increase
The happiness above,
The full, progressive happiness
Of everlasting love.

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled “The mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end.”—[Isa.] ix. 6, 7. Introduced in Charles Wesley, Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures, Vol. 1 (Bristol: Farley, 1762). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 9 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1870), page 382.
Publishing: Public Domain