Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) ‎#47

47. God the Lord Is King

1 God the Lord is King: before him
earth with all your nations, wait!
Where the cherubim adore him
sits our God in royal state.
He is holy; he is holy;
blessed, only Potentate!

2 God the Lord is King of glory;
Zion, tell the world his fame;
ancient Israel, the story
of his faithfulness proclaim:
He is holy; he is holy;
holy is his awesome name.

3 Laws divine to them were spoken
from the pillar of the cloud;
sacred precepts quickly broken;
fiercely then his vengeance flowed.
He is holy; he is holy;
to the dust their hearts were bowed.

4 But their Father, God, forgave them
when they sought his face once more:
ever ready was to save them,
tenderly did he restore.
He is holy; he is holy;
we too will his grace implore.

Text Information

• First Line: God the Lord is King
• Title: God the Lord Is King
• Author: George Rawson, 1807-1889 (alt. 1990, mod.)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  Psalm 99
• Topic: Law of God; God: His Holiness; Forgiveness of Sins; God: Faithfulness of; God: Fatherhood of; God: Love and Grace of

Tune Information

• Name: EDEN CHURCH
• Composer: Dale Wood (b. 1934)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.
• Key: c minor
• Copyright: Tune © 1959, 1964, Schmitt, Hall & McCreary, c/o CPP/Telwin, Inc. International copyright secured. Made in USA. All rights reserved. Used by permission.