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Text: | God, the Lord, a king remaineth |
Author: | John Keble |
Tune: | REGENT SQUARE |
Composer: | Henry Smart |
1 God, the Lord, a King remaineth,
Robed in his own glorious light;
God hath robed him, and he reigneth;
He hath girded him with might.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
God is King in depth and height.
2 In her everlasting station
Earth is poised, to swerve no more;
Thou hast laid thy throne's foundation
From all time where thought can soar
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Lord, thou art for evermore.
3 Lord, the water-floods have lifted,
Ocean floods have lift their roar;
Now they pause where they have drifted,
Now they burst upon the shore.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
For the ocean's sounding store.
4 With all tones of waters blending,
Glorious is the breaking deep;
Glorious, beauteous without ending,
God who reigns on heaven's high steep.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Songs of ocean never sleep.
5 Lord, the words thy lips are telling
Are the perfect verity:
Of thine high eternal dwelling
Holiness shall inmate be.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Pure is all that lives with thee.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | God, the Lord, a king remaineth |
Author: | John Keble (1839) |
Meter: | 8. 7. 8. 7. 8. 7. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1961 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | God: Divine Perfections of; God: Glory of; God: Power of(6 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | REGENT SQUARE |
Composer: | Henry Smart (1867) |
Meter: | 8. 7. 8. 7. 8. 7. |
Key: | B♭ Major |