The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11234

11234. To Thee, O God! Our Thanks We Rear

1 To Thee, O God! our thanks we rear,
To Thee our thanks and prayer;
For that Thy name is ever near,
Thy wondrous works declare.

2 I’ll judge uprightly, when our train
In due assembly stand;
Tho’ weak the earth, I will sustain
The pillars of the land.

3 Already to th’unwise I cry,
“Ah! why thus madly deal;
Or why, your horn exalted high,
Such bold presumption feel?

4 Raise not your horn, nor with rude mouth
Dispense your impious lies;
For not from east, or west, or south,
Shall your promotion rise.

5 And why? our judge is God alone,
He governs by His will:
He pulls the mighty from their throne,
Their place while others fill.

6 Red and well mixed, within His hand
He bears a deadly cup:
The dregs, the wicked at command
Shall suck and swallow up.

7 But I’ll the Lord of Jacob bless,
His name for ever praise;
The unrighteous’ horns will I depress,
The righteous I will raise.

Text Information

• First Line: To Thee, O God! our thanks we rear
• Title: To Thee, O God! Our Thanks We Rear
• Author: William S. Towers
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: A Version of the Psalms, by the Late W. S. Towers, etc. (London: H. Reynell, 1811)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: SARAH
• Composer: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (1901)
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain