A Selection of Hymns ‎#XVII

XVII. The Holiness of God

1 Holy and reverend is the name
Of our eternal King;
Thrice holy Lord! the angels cry,
Thrice holy, let us sing.

2 Heaven's brightest lamps with him compar'd,
How mean they look, and dim!
The fairest angels have their spots
When once compar'd with him.

3 Holy is he in all his works,
And truth is his delight,
But sinners and their wicked ways
Shall perish from his sight.

4 The deepest reverence of the mind,
Pay, O my soul to God;
Lift with thy hands, a holy heart
To his sublime abode.

4 With sacred awe pronounce his name,
Whom words nor thoughts can reach;
A broken heart shall please him more
Than the best forms of speech.

5 Thou holy God! preserve my soul
From all pollution free;
The pure in heart are thy delight,
And they thy face shall see.

Text Information

• First Line: Holy and reverend is the name
• Title: The Holiness of God
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 8:13
• Topic: God; Holiness Of God; Reverential Worship

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