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Author: John Mason, c. 1645-1694 Hymnal: Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #296 (2000) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Lyrics: 1 How shall I sing that majesty
which angels do admire?
Let dust in dust and silence lie;
sing, sing, ye heav'enly 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 heav'n is but once begun
there alleluias be.
3 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 ev'rywhere. Topics: Joy, Praise and Thanksgiving; Year A All Saints' Day; Year B Proper 24; Year C Easter 4 Scripture: Matthew 18:10 Languages: English Tune Title: SOLL'S SEIN
How shall I sing that majesty