Trinity Hymnal ‎#40

40. Ye righteous, in the Lord rejoice

1 Ye righteous, in the Lord rejoice;
It well becomes the good man's voice
To sing Jehovah's praise.
With harp and hymn of gladness sing,
Your gift of sweetest music bring,
To him a new song raise.

2 For upright is Jehovah's word;
And all the doings of the Lord
In faithfulness are wrought.
In justice and in judgment right
The Lord doth ever take delight;
With goodness earth is fraught.

3 Jehovah's word the heav'ns hath made,
And all the host of them arrayed
His breath has caused to be.
He rolls the waters heap on heap;
He stores away the mighty deep
In garners of the sea.

4 Let all the earth Jehovah fear,
Let all that dwell both far and near
In awe before him stand;
For, lo, he spake and it was done,
And all, his sovereign pow'r begun,
Stood fast at his command.

5 He makes the nations' counsels vain,
The plans the peoples would maintain
Are thwarted by his hand.
Jehovah's counsel stands secure,
His purposes of heart endure,
For evermore they stand.

6 O truly is the nation blessed
Whose God, before the world confessed,
Jehovah is alone;
And blessed the people is whom he
Has made his heritage to be,
And chosen for his own.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Ye righteous, in the Lord rejoice
• Meter: 8. 8. 6. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Psalm 33:1-12
• Topic: The Church: Covenant People; Fear of God; God: Divine Perfections of; God: Glory of; God: Incomprehensibility of; God: Power of; God: Praise of; God: Sovereignty of; National
• Source: Compiled from several sources

Tune Information

• Name: FRANCES
• Composer: James McGranahan, 1840-1907
• Meter: 8. 8. 6. D.
• Key: A Major