Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: O thou to whom in ancient time
Topic: Public Worship/Opening Hymns
Writer: <no first name given> Ware
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 676
Page Number: 406, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsO Thou, to whom, in ancient time,
Thy lyre of Hebrew bards was strung;
Whom kings adored in songs sublime,
And prophets praised with glwoing tongue:
Not now on Zion's hight alone
Thy favored worshipers may dwell;
Nor where, at sultry noon, thy Son
Sat weary, by the patriarch's well.
From every place below the skies,
The grateful song, the fervent prayer,-
The incense of the heart, - may rise
To heaven, and find acceptance there.
To thee shall age, with snowy hair,
And strength, and beauty, bend the knee;
And childhood lisp, with reverent air,
Its praises and its prayers to thee!
O thou, to whom, in ancient time,
Thy lyre of prophet-bards was strung,
To thee, at last, in every clime,
Shall temples rise, and praise be sung!