Common Praise (1998) ‎#385

385. Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness

1 Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness;
bow down before him, his glory proclaim;
gold of obedience and incense of lowliness
bring, and adore him: the Lord is his name.

2 Low at his feet lay thy burden of carefulness,
high on his heart he will bear it for thee,
comfort thy sorrows, and answer thy prayerfulness,
guiding thy steps as may best for thee be.

3 Fear not to enter his courts in the slenderness
of the poor wealth thou canst reckon as thine;
truth in its beauty, and love in its tenderness,
these are the offerings to lay on his shrine.

4 These, though we bring them in trembling and fearfulness,
he will accept for the name that is dear;
mornings of joy give for evenings of tearfulness,
trust for our trembling, and hope for our fear.

5 Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness;
bow down before him, his glory proclaim;
gold of obedience and incense of lowliness
bring, and adore him; the Lord is his name!

Text Information

• First Line: Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness
• Title: Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness
• Author: John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1811-1875)
• Meter: 12 10 12 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Scripture:
  Psalm 27
  ;
  Psalm 30
  ;
  Psalm 50
  ;
  Psalm 72
  ;
  Psalm 84
  ;
  Psalm 96
  ;
  Malachi 1:11
  ;
  Matthew 2:1-12
  ;
  Luke 1:39-57
  ;
  Romans 1:1-7
• Topic: Epiphany (feast); Gathering of the Community; Offertory; Praise of God

Tune Information

• Name: ÜTTINGEN (WAS LEBET)
• Meter: 12 10 12 10
• Key: C Major
• Source: Choral-buch vor Johann Heinrich Rheinhardt, Üttingen, 1754; harm. The English Hymnal, 1906