Author: Dr. Doddridge Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CCXXXVIII (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Rejoicing in God First Line: The righteous Lord, supremely great Lyrics: 1 The righteous Lord, supremely great,
Maintains his universal state;
O'er all the earth his power extends,
All heaven before his footstool bends.
2 Yet justice still with power presides,
And mercy all his empire guides;
Mercy and truth are his delight,
And saints are lovely in his sight.
3 No more, ye wise, your wisdom boast;
No more, ye strong, your valour trust;
No more, ye rich, survey their store,
Elate with heaps of shining ore.
4 Glory, ye saints, in this alone,
That God, your God, to you is known;
That you have own'd his sovereign sway,
That you have felt his cheering ray.
5 Our wisdom, wealth, and power I find,
In one Jehovah, all combin'd;
On him we fix our roving eyes,
And all our souls in rapture rise.
6 All else, which we our treasure call,
May in one fatal moment fall;
But what their happiness can move,
Whom God the blessed deigns to love?
Scripture: Jeremiah 9:23-24 Languages: English
Rejoicing in God