97. O worship the King, all-glorious above

1 O worship the King, all-glorious above,
And gratefully sing his wonderful love;
Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of days,
Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise.

2 O tell of his might and sing of his grace,
Whose robe is the light; whose canopy, space;
His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form,
And dark is his path on the wings of the storm.

3 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 distills in the dew and the rain.

4 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!

Text Information
First Line: O worship the King, all-glorious above
Author: Robert Grant
Publication Date: 1886
Topic: Worship: Attributes and Providence of God
Tune Information
Name: LYONS
Composer: Francis J. Haydn
Meter: 10s & 11s
Key: A Major



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