The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13351

13351. O God Of Glory!

1 O God of glory! when with eye uplifted,
Eye of the soul in visioned wonder clear;
And when by Thine eternal Spirit gifted,
What deep revealings
To the soul appear!

2 Nature recedes; and in th’expanse eternal,
Spreading and opening to my raptured sight,
I see the hosts of God, the heights supernal,
The Church triumphant
Crowned in Heav’n’s own light,

3 Ah! there are they who, once among the lowly,
Erst trod the paths of patient virtue here;
And there are they who, in Thy presence holy,
Trembled for sin,
But knew no other fear.

4 Prophets, reformers—they, who God revering,
Battled with hoary wrong and ancient might;
Behold them now in triumph reappearing
On all the hills of
God, in glory bright!

5 In deepening vision, flames a light before them:
See a long train of martyrs rise to view;
And lo! a central figure bending o’er them,
The dear Redeemer
Crowning them anew.

Text Information

• First Line: O God of glory! when with eye uplifted
• Title: O God Of Glory!
• Author: Woodbury M. Fernald (alt.)
• Meter: 11.10.11.10
• Language: English
• Source: Church Harmonies (Boston: Universalist Publishing House, 1876)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: COMFORT
• Composer: Anonymous (1876)
• Meter: 11.10.11.10
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Church Harmonies (Boston: Universalist Publishing House, 1876)
• Copyright: Public Domain