Spring Has Now Unwrapped the Flowers

In honor of the arrival of spring, I bring you

Spring Has Now Unwrapped the Flowers

Text written by Isaac Watts (1674-1748)

Sung to ANGELUS, composed in the 17th century by Georg Joseph

Psalm 145:10 All your works praise you, Lord; your faithful people extol you.

V. 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.

Galatians 6:14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. 

V. 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.

1 Corinthians 1:24 But to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 

V. 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.

Revelation 5:12 In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength

and honor and glory and praise!”

V. 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.