The Hymnal ‎#658

658. O Throned, O Crowned with all renown

1 O Throned, O Crowned with all renown,
Since Thou the earth hast trod,
Thou reignest, and by Thee come down
Henceforth the gifts of God:
By Thee the suns of space, that burn
Unspent their watches hold;
The hosts that turn, and still return,
Are swayed, and poised, and rolled.

2 And as, when ebbed the flood, our sires
Kneeled on the mountain sod,
While o'er the new world's altar fires,
Shone out the bow of God:
And sweetly fell the peaceful spell,
Word that shall aye avail,
"Summer and winter shall not cease,
Seed-time nor harvest fail,"--

3 Thus in their change, let frost and heat,
And winds and dews be given;
All fostering power, all influence sweet
Breathe from the bounteous heaven:
Attemper fair with gentle air
The sunshine and the rain,
That kindly earth with timely birth
May yield her fruits again;

4 That we may feed Thy poor aright,
And, gathering round Thy throne,
Here, in the holy angels' sight,
Repay Thee of Thine own:
That we may praise Thee all our days,
And with the Father's Name,
And with the Holy Spirit's gifts,
The Saviour's love proclaim.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Throned, O Crowned with all renown
• Author: Archbishop Edward W. Benson (1860)
• Author (v. 4, lines 5-8): Rev. Benjamin H. Kennedy (1863)
• Publication Date: 1895
• Notes: Public Domain.

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