Revival Hymns and Choruses ‎#15

15. How Shall I Sing That Majesty

1 How shall I sing that majesty
Which angels do admire?
Let dust in dust and silence lie;
Sing, sing, ye heavenly choir.
Thousands of thousands stand around
Thy throne, O God most high;
Ten thousand times ten thousand sound
Thy praise; but who am I?

2 Thy brightness unto them appears,
Whilst I Thy footsteps trace;
A sound of God comes to my ears,
But they behold Thy face.
They sing because Thou art their Sun;
Lord, send a beam on me;
For where heaven is but once begun
There Hallelujahs be.

3 Enlighten with faith’s light my heart,
Inflame it with love’s fire;
Then shall I sing and bear a part
With that celestial choir.
I shall, I fear, be dark and cold,
With all my fire and light;
Yet when Thou dost accept their gold,
Lord, treasure up my mite.

4 How great a being, Lord, is Thine,
Which doth all beings keep!
Thy knowledge is the only line
To sound so vast a deep.
Thou art a sea without a shore,
A sun without a sphere;
Thy time is now and evermore,
Thy place is everywhere.

Text Information

• First Line: How shall I sing that majesty
• Title: How Shall I Sing That Majesty
• Author: John Mason, c. 1645-94
• Meter: D. C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1970
• Topic: Worship of God

Tune Information

• Name: SERAPH
• Meter: D. C. M.
• Key: B♭ Major