Thy Mercy, Lord, Is in the Heav’ns

Thy mercy, Lord, is in the heav’ns;
Thy truth doth reach the clouds;
Thy justice is like mountains great;
Thy judgments deep as floods.

Lord, Thou preservest man and beast;
How precious is Thy grace!
Therefore in shadow of Thy wings,
Men’s sons their trust shall place.

They with the fatness of Thy house
Shall be well satisfied;
From rivers of Thy pleasure Thou
Wilt drink to them provide.

Because of life the fountain pure
Remains alone with Thee;
And in that purest light of Thine
We clearly light shall see.

Author: Unknown

Year: 1650

This is a metrical rendering of Psalm 36 from the 1650 Scottish Psalter (also known as the Rous Psalter). The versification is traditionally regarded as the work of the committee that produced the Psalter rather than a single named author.