Hymnal: Christian Psalms and Hymns
Date: 1839
Compiler: Walter Scott and Silas Leonard
Publisher/Printer: A S Tilden
First Line: The Lord of lords and King of kings
Topic: <no topic given>
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
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Hymn Number: 125
Page Number: 069, 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 wonderous 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
'Bove immortality's control,
To wake a more enraptured 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.