Hymnal: A Selection of Christian Hymns
Date: 1818
Compiler: Rice Haggard
Publisher/Printer: John Norvell
First Line: Up to the Lord that reigns on high
Topic: The Majesty of God
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 120
Page Number: 121, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsUp to the Lord that reigns on high,
And views the nations from afar,
Let everlasting praises fly,
And tell how large his bounties are.
He that can shake the worlds he made
Or with his word or with his rod,
His goodness how amazing great!
And what a condescending God!
He that must stoop to view the skies,
And bow to see what angels do,
Down to the earth he casts his eyes,
And bends his footsteps downward too.
He overrules all mortal things,
And manages our mean affairs;
On humble souls, the King of kings
Bestows his counsels and his cares.
Our sorrows and our tears we pour
Into the bosom of our God;
He hears us in the mournful hour,
And helps us bear the heavy load.
In vain might lofty princes try,
Such condescension to perform;
For worms were never raised so high
Above their meanest fellow worm.
O! could our thankful hearts devise,
A tribute equal to thy grace!
To the third heaven our songs should rise,
And teach the golden harps thy praise.