The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13769

13769. O Lord, Our King, How Excellent

1 O Lord, our king, how excellent,
Thy name on earth is known!
Thy glory in the firmament
How wonderfully shown!

2 Yet are the humble dear to Thee;
Thy praises are confessed
By infants lisping on the knee,
And sucklings at the breast.

3 When I behold the heav’ns on high.
The work of Thy right hand;
The moon and stars amid the sky,
Thy lights in every land—

4 Lord, what is man, that Thou shouldst deign
On him to set Thy love,
Give him on earth awhile to reign,
Then fill a throne above?

5 O Lord, how excellent Thy name!
How manifold Thy ways!
Let time Thy saving truth proclaim,
Eternity Thy praise.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord, our king, how excellent
• Title: O Lord, Our King, How Excellent
• Author: James Montgomery
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Songs of Zion (London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orne & Brown, 1822)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: BRINGHURST STREET
• Composer: Willliam U. Butcher (1865)
• Meter: CM
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: The Heart and Voice by A. S. Jenks (Philadelphia: Perkinpine & Higgins, 1865)
• Copyright: Public Domain