The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13252

13252. Ye That Delight To Serve The Lord

1 Ye that delight to serve the Lord,
The honors of His name record,
His sacred name for ever bless;
Where’er the circling sun displays
His rising beams, or setting rays,
Let lands and seas His power confess.

2 Not time, nor nature’s narrow rounds,
Can give His vast dominion bounds,
The heav’ns are far below His height:
Let no created greatness dare
With our eternal God compare,
Armed with His uncreated might.

3 He bows His glorious head to view
What the bright hosts of angels do,
And bends His care to mortal things;
His sovereign hand exalts the poor,
He takes the needy from the door,
And makes them company for kings.

4 When childless families despair,
He sends the blessing of an heir,
To rescue their expiring name;
The mother, with a thankful voice,
Proclaims His praises and her joys:
Let every age advance His fame.

Text Information

• First Line: Ye that delight to serve the Lord
• Title: Ye That Delight To Serve The Lord
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Language: English
• Source: The Psalms of David, 1719
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ADORO TE
• Composer: Joseph Barnby (1872)
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain