Lutheran Book of Worship ‎#525

525. Blessing and Honor

1 Blessing and honor and glory and pow'r,
Wisdom and riches and strength evermore,
Offer to him who our battle has won,
Whose are the kingdom, the crown, and the throne;
Whose are the kingdom, the crown, and the throne!

2 Let all the heavens resound with his name;
Let all the earth sing his glory and fame.
Ocean and mountain, stream, forest, and flow'r
Echo his praises and tell of his pow'r;
Echo his praises and tell of his pow'r.

3 Ever ascending the song and the joy,
Ever descending the love from on high;
Blessing and honor and glory and praise -
This is the theme of the hymns that we raise;
This is the theme of the hymns that we raise.

4 Give we the glory and praise to the Lamb!
Take we the robe and the harp and the psalm;
Sing we the song of the Lamb who was slain,
Dying in weakness and rising to reign;
Dying in weakness and rising to reign!

Text Information

• First Line: Blessing and honor and glory and pow'r
• Title: Blessing and Honor
• Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889 (alt.)
• Meter: 10 10 10 10 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1978
• Topic: Beginning of Service; Praise, Adoration

Tune Information

• Name: AMERICAN HYMN
• Composer: Matthias Keller, 1813-1890
• Meter: 10 10 10 10 10
• Key: E♭ Major