Praise & Thanksgiving · Hymn 44 · 8.7.8.7.4.7
God the Lord is king; before Him
“The Lord reigneth, he sitteth between the cherubim”. Ps 99:1
1.
God the Lord is king; before Him
Earth, with all thy nations, wait
Where the cherubim adore Him
Sitteth He in royal state
He is holy
Blessed, only Potentate
2.
God the Lord is king of glory
Zion, tell the world His fame
Ancient Israel, the story
Of His faithfulness proclaim
He is holy
Holy is His awful name
3.
In old times when dangers darkened
When invoked by priest and seer
To His people’s cry He hearkened,
Answer’d them in all their fear
He is holy
As they call’d, they found Him near
4.
Laws divine to them were spoken
From the pillar of the cloud;
Sacred precepts’quickly broken
Fiercely then His vengeance flow’d
He is holy;
To the dust their hearts were bowed.
5.
But their father God forgave them,
When they sought His face once more;
Ever ready was to save them,
Tenderly did He restore:
He is holy;
We too will His grace implore.
6.
God in Christ is all forgiving.
Waits His promise to fufil:
Come, exalt Him all the living;
Come, ascend His holy hill!
He is holy;
Worship at His holy hill.
Amen