LYRICS
| Meter: | 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 5
| | Writer(s): | William Kethe & Robert Grant
| | Transl/Adapt: |
| | Dates: | 1561,1833
| | Bible Refs: | Ps 18:2; Ps 18:10-12; Dan 7:9; Ps 104:1-2; 1 Ti 1:17
| A Collection of Hymns (Methodist)
| 1889
| 611
| Anglican Hymn Book 1965
| 1965
| 248
| Australian Hymn Book/With One Voice
| 1977
| 67
| Baptist Hymn Book
| 1962
| 22
| Baptist Hymnal
| 1956
| 20
| Believers Hymn Book
| 1981
| 434
| Church Family Worship
| 1988
| 351
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland) 1919
| 1919
| 370
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland) 1960
| 1960
| 352
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland) 2000
| 2000
| 34
| Church Hymnal Revised
| 1920
| 436
| Common Praise (Anglican C. of Canada)
| 1998
| 380
| Common Praise: Hymns Ancient & Modern
| 2000
| 546
| Complete Mission Praise
| 2000
| 528
| Hymnal - A Worship Book
| 1992
| 66
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Edition
| 1904
| 326
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Standard
| 1983
| 101
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Revised
| 1950
| 167
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Standard
| 1922
| 167
| Hymns and Psalms with SA Sup.
| 1983
| 28
| Hymns for Today's Church 2
| 1988
| 24
| Hymns for Worship and Celebration
|
| 10
| Hymns of Faith
| 1964
| 8
| Hymns Old & New, Complete Anglican Editi
| 2000
| 551
| Hymns Old & New, New Anglican Edition
| 1996
| 393
| Living Praise
|
| 178
| Methodist Hymn Book - Hymns
| 1954
| 8
| New English Hymnal
| 1985
| 433
| New Redemption Hymnal
| 1986
| 9
| Oxford Hymn Book
| 1925
| 272
| Presbyterian Hymn Book
| 1990
| 476
| Sacred Songs & Solos: Revised and enlarg
|
| 11
| Sarum Hymnal
| 1869
| 187
| Sing Glory
| 1999
| 90
| Songs of Fellowship 1
| 1991
| 456
| Songs of Praise
| 1925
| 337
| Songs of Praise, Enlarged Edition
| 1931
| 618
| STELBAP
|
| 355
| The Book of Common Praise
| 1908
| 448
| The Church Hymnal for the Christian Year
| 1917
| 371
| The English Hymnal
| 1906
| 466
| The Hymn Book of Angl & Unit Ch Canada
| 1971
| 27
| The Hymnal 1916
| 1916
| 255
| The Hymnal 1940
| 1940
| 288
| The Hymnal 1982
| 1982
| 388
| Together in Song: The Australian HB II
| 1999
| 133
| Trinity Hymnal
| 1961
| 13
| United Methodist Hymn Book
| 1989
| 73
| Universal Hymn Book
| 1885
| 540
|
MUSIC
 Living Praise
| 178
| A
| Baptist Hymn Book
| 22
| A
| STELBAP
| 73
| A
| Sacred Songs & Solos: Revised and enlarg
| 13
| A
| Sacred Songs & Solos: Revised and enlarg
| 212
| A
| Believers Hymn Book
| 27
| A
| Believers Hymn Book
| 434
| A
| Methodist Hymn Book - Hymns
| 8
| Ab
| Hymns of Faith
| 8
| G
| Hymns for Worship and Celebration
| 17
| G
| Songs of Fellowship 1
| 456
| G
| Hymns and Psalms with SA Sup.
| 28
| G
| Hymns and Psalms with SA Sup.
| 569
| G
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Alternate Tunes
| HOUGHTON | 10 10 11 11 | Henry John Gauntlett | | LYONS | 10 10 11 11 | Johann Michael Haydn & William Gardiner | | OLD 104TH | 10 10 11 11 | Ravencroft's Psalter 1621 |
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| 1. O worship the King,
All-glorious above;
O gratefully sing
His power and His love;
Our shield and defender,
The ancient of days,
Pavilioned in splendour,
And girded with praise.
2. O tell of His might,
O sing of His grace,
Whose robe is the light,
Whose canopy, space;
His chariots of wrath
The deep thunder-clouds form,
And dark is His path
On the wings of the storm.
3. The earth, with its store
Of wonders untold,
Almighty, Thy power
hath founded of old:
Hath stablished it fast
By a changeless decree,
And round it hath cast,
Like a mantle, the sea.
4. Thy bountiful care
What tongue can recite?
It breathes in the air,
It shines in the light,
It streams from the hills,
It descends to the plain,
And sweetly distils
In the dew and the rain.
5. Frail children of dust,
And feeble as frail,
In Thee do we trust,
Nor find Thee to fail:
Thy mercies, how tender,
How firm to the end,
Our maker, defender,
Redeemer, and friend!
6. O Lord of all might,
How boundless Thy love!
While angels delight
To hymn Thee above,
The humbler creation,
Though feeble their lays,
With true adoration
Shall sing to Thy praise.
7. ***alt verses***
8. O measureless might!
Ineffable love!
While angels delight
To worship Thee above,
Thy humbler creation,
Though feeble their lays,
With true adoration
Shall sing to Thy praise.
9. **orig verses
10. My foule praise the Lord,
speake good of his Name,
O Lord our great God
how doeft thou appeare,
So passing in glorie,
that great is thy fame,
Honour and maieftie,
in thee fhine moft cleare.
11. His chamber beames lie,
in the clouds full fure,
Which as his chariot,
are made him to beare.
And there with much fwitneff
his courfe doth endure:
Upon the wings riding,
of winds in the aire.
12. O Father and God,
How faithful Thy love!
While angels delight
To hymn Thee above,
The humbler creation,
Though feeble their lays,
With true adoration
Shall sing to Thy praise.
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