Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#192

192. Psalm 50

1. ’Tis he! ’tis he! The Son of God!
He sends his awesome voice abroad:
Let Earth her Lord revere!
With throngs of saints behold Him come;
The world before her judge is dumb
And waits her doom to hear.

2. He calls to Heav'n, he calls to Earth;
The nations from their tombs come forth
And meet before His face.
"Approach, ye, first," the Savior cries,
"Whose boast is in my sacrifice,
And covenant of grace."

3. "My people, hear! Your God will speak:
No empty rites and forms I seek,
No specious act or word:
Mine eye is on the heart within,
And there the service must begin
That satisfies the Lord."

4. "Where secret wickedness I see
The fawning lip or bending knee
Will draw my scorn and hate!"
Lord, on our souls this truth impress,
And make us all that we profess,
Ere yet it be too late!

Text Information

• First Line: 'Tis he! 'tis he! the Son of God
• Title: Psalm 50
• Paraphraser: Henry Francis Lyte (1834)
• Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  Psalm 50
  ;
  Matthew 24:44
  ;
  Amos 4:12
• Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 5
• Notes: Paraphrased by Anglican priest Henry Francis Lyte, from Spirit of the Psalms (1834), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: SONG 18
• Composer: Orlando Gibbons (1623)
• Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6
• Incipit: 55345 321
• Key: e minor or modal
• Source: arr. Songs of Praise, 1925
• Notes: Tune SONG 18 by Orlando Gibbons, organist of Chapel Royal, from George Wither’s Hymnes and Songs of the Church (1623), arr. as in Songs of Praise (1925).