Hymnal: Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs
Date: 1843
Compiler: A Campbell/ W Scott/ B W Stone/ J T Johnson
Publisher/Printer: A Campbell
First Line: The Lord of lords and King of kings
Topic: <no topic given>
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune: Majesty New
Hymn Number: Song 146 (part I)
Page Number: 217 (part I), click to see hymnal pages
LyicsTHE Lord of lords and King of kings
In realms of bliss exalted reigns;
Ah! who can touch the trembling strings,
And hymn his praise with equal strains?
The grandeur of his works may show,
In beams of lasting, heav'nly light,
To all who love their radiant glow,
The wisdom of his boundless might.
But, Zion, on thy portals fair,
His wondrous name resplendent shines,
And ev'ry child of wisdom there
Shall read it in the clearest lines.
Yes, there we learn that God is love!
The lucid truth let angel choirs
(Circling the shining throne above)
Resound upon their golden lyres.
With deep astonishment they saw
Immanuel, the Virgin's son!
And heard, with fix'd and sacred awe,
The Lord of glory cry, 'Tis done!
But quit the endless theme, my soul,
And wait resign'd a brighter day,
Above mortality's control,
To wake a more enraptur'd lay.
The crown of life, the harp of gold,
And palm of vict'ry, all proclaim,
That nobler songs shall yet unfold
The glories of Jehovah's name.