The Hymnbook ‎#481

481. Lift Up Our Hearts, O King of Kings

1 Lift up our hearts, O King of Kings,
To brighter hopes and kindlier things;
To visions of a larger good,
And holier dreams of brotherhood.

2 Thy world is weary of its pain,
Of selfish greed and fruitless gain,
Of tarnished honor, falsely strong,
And all its ancient deeds of wrong.

3 Almighty Father, who dost give
The gift of life to all who live,
Look down on all earth's sin and strife,
And lift us to a holier life.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Lift up our hearts, O King of Kings
• Title: Lift Up Our Hearts, O King of Kings
• Author: John H. B. Masterman (1867-1933); alt.
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 11:9
  ;
  Lamentations 3:41
• Topic: Brotherhood; God: Light; Penitence; Kingdom of God on Earth, The: Brotherhood
• Copyright: Words copyright by the Proprietors of "Hymns Ancient and Modern"
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: TRURO
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: D Major
• Source: T. Williams' Psalmodia Evangelica, 1789