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9629. Great God! To What Glorious Height

1 Great God, to what glorious height
Hast Thou advanced the Lord Thy Son!
Angels, in all their robes of light,
Are made the servants of His throne.

2 Before His feet their armies wait,
And swift as flames of fire they move
To manage His affairs of state,
In works of vengeance or of love.

3 His orders run through all their hosts,
Legions descend at His command,
To shield the British coasts,
When foreign rage invades our land.

4 Now they are sent to guide our feet
Up to the gates of Thine abode,
Through all the dangers that we meet
In traveling the heavenly road.

5 Lord, when I leave this mortal ground,
And Thou shalt bid me rise and come,
Send a belovèd angel down
Safe to conduct my spirit home.

Text Information
First Line: Great God, to what glorious height
Title: Great God! To What Glorious Height
Author: Isaac Watts
Meter: LM
Language: English
Source: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book II, 1707-09
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: MARYTON
Composer: Henry Percy Smith
Meter: LM
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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