The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook ‎#P48

P48. Great is the Lord, and greatly he

1 Great is the Lord, and greatly he
is to be praised still,
Within the city of our God,
upon his holy hill.
2 Mount Zion stands most beautiful,
the joy of all the land;
the city of the mighty King
upon the north doth stand.
3 The Lord within her palaces
is for a refuge known.
4 For, lo, the kings that gathered were
together by have gone.
5 But when they did behold the same,
they wondering would not stay;
but, being troubled at the sight,
they thence did haste away.

6 Great terror there took hold on them,
with fear possessed they were;
their grief came like a woman’s pain,
when she a child doth bear.
7 Thou Tarshish ships with east wind break’st:
8 as we have heard it told,
so, in the city of the Lord,
our eyes did it behold;
In our God’s city, which his hand
for ever stablish will.
9 We of thy loving-kindness thought,
Lord, in thy temple still.
10 O God, according to thy name,
through all the earth’s thy praise;
and thy right hand, O God, is full
of righteousness always.

11 Because thy judgements are made known,
let Zion mount rejoice;
of Judah let the daughters all
send forth a cheerful voice.
12 Walk about Zion, and go round;
the high towers thereof tell:
13 consider ye her palaces,
and mark her bulwarks well;

That ye may tell posterity.
14 For this God doth abide
our God for evermore; he will
even unto death us guide.

Text Information

• First Line: Great is the Lord, and greatly he
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2004
• Scripture:
  Psalm 48

Tune Information

• Name: ST MAGNUS (NOTTINGHAM)
• Composer: Jeremiah Clarke, c.1673-1707 (alt.)
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major