Church Hymnal (Fifth Ed.) ‎#34

34. O worship the King all-glorious above

1 O worship the King all-glorious above;
O gratefully sing his power and his love;
our shield and defender, the Ancient of days,
pavillioned 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 measureless might, ineffable love,
while angels delight to hymn thee above,
thy ransomed creation, though feeble their lays,
with true adoration shall sing to thy praise.

Text Information

• First Line: O worship the King all-glorious above
• Author: Robert Grant (1779–1838)
• Meter: 10 10 11 11
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  Psalm 104
• Topic: God the Father, Creator: God's World

Tune Information

• Name: HANOVER
• Composer (attributed to): William Croft (1678–1727)
• Descant: Alan Gray (1885–1935)
• Meter: 10 10 11 11
• Incipit: 51123 51271 23217
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: From A Supplement to the New Version (1708)
• Copyright: Descant © Cambridge University Press.