1 Be thou, O God exalted high;
And as Your glory fills the sky,
So let it be on earth displayed,
'Til You are here, as there, obeyed.
'Til You are here, as there, obeyed.
2 O God, my heart is fixed; ’tis bent
Its thankful tribute to present;
And, with my heart, my voice I’ll raise
To You, my God, in songs of praise.
To You, my God, in songs of praise.
3 Awake, my glory; harp and lute,
No longer let our strings be mute;
And I, my tuneful part to take,
Will with the early dawn awake.
Will with the early dawn awake.
4 Your praises, Lord, I will resound
To all the list'ning nations round;
Your mercy highest heav’n transcends;
Your truth beyond the clouds extends.
Your truth beyond the clouds extends.
Source: Psalms of Grace #57d
First Line: | Be Thou, O God, exalted high |
Title: | Be Thou, O God, Exalted High |
Meter: | 8.8.8.8 |
Source: | Tate & Brady, 1696 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Be Thou, O God, exalted high. A cento in the Baptist Hymnal, Phila., 1902, from the New Version, Ps. Ivii. (p. 800, ii.).
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)