The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13919

13919. Thou, Whose Wide Extended Sway

1 Thou, whose wide extended sway
Suns and systems e’er obey!
Thou, our guardian and our stay,
Grace and peace impart;
May Thy word its power display,
And Thy love-enkindling ray
Warm, enlighten, and assay
Every waiting heart.

2 Thine we are, and humbly we
Lift the voice and bend the knee!
Thou art worthy, and shalt be
Evermore adored:
In prospective, Lord, we see
Jew and Gentile, bond and free,
Reconciled in Christ to Thee,
Holy, holy Lord!

3 Thou by all shalt be confessed,
Ever blessing, ever blest,
When to Thy eternal rest,
In the courts above,
Thou shalt bring the sore oppressed;
Fill each joy-desiring breast;
Make of each a welcome guest,
At the feast of love.

4 When destroying death shall die,
Hushed be every rising sigh,
Tears be wiped from every eye,
Never more to fall;
Then shall praises fill the sky,
And angelic hosts shall cry,
"Holy, holy, Lord, most high,
Thou art all in all!"

Text Information

• First Line: Thou, whose wide extended sway
• Title: Thou, Whose Wide Extended Sway
• Author: Abel C. Thomas
• Meter: 77.75 D
• Language: English
• Source: Universalist Hymn Book, third ed. by George Rogers (Cincinnati: R. P. Brooks, 1843)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate Tune: CHILDREN'S PRAISE by Joseph Barnby

Tune Information

• Name: BANNOCKBURN
• Composer: Anonymous (1876)
• Meter: 77.75 D
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain