Give glory to God in the highest; give praise

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Give glory to God in the highest; give praise

Author: James Montgomery
Tune: [Give glory to God in the highest, give praise]
Published in 17 hymnals

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1 Give glory to God in the highest, give praise
Ye noble, ye mighty, with joyful accord,
All wise are his counsels, all perfect his ways,
In the beauty of holiness, worship the Lord.
The voice of the Lord on the ocean is known,
The God of eternity thunders abroad;
The voice of the Lord from the depth of his throne,
Is terror and power--all nature is awed.

2 At the voice of the Lord the tall cedars are bowed,
And towers from their base into ruin are hurled,
The voice of the Lord, from the dark bosomed cloud
Dissevers the lightning in flames o'er the world.
The voice of the Lord thro' the calm of the wood,
Awakens its echoes, strikes light thro' its caves,
The Lord sitteth King on the turbulent flood,
The winds are his servants--his servants the waves.

3 Give glory to God in the highest, give praise
Ye noble, ye mighty, with joyful accord,
All wise are his counsels, all perfect his ways,
In the beauty of holiness, worship the Lord.
The Lord is the strength of his people; the Lord
Gives health to his chosen, and peace evermore;
Then throng to his temple, his glory record;
But, oh, when he speaketh, in silence adore.

Source: The Little Sower for Sabbath Schools #66

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Author: James Montgomery

James Montgomery (b. Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, 1771; d. Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, 1854), the son of Moravian parents who died on a West Indies mission field while he was in boarding school, Montgomery inherited a strong religious bent, a passion for missions, and an independent mind. He was editor of the Sheffield Iris (1796-1827), a newspaper that sometimes espoused radical causes. Montgomery was imprisoned briefly when he printed a song that celebrated the fall of the Bastille and again when he described a riot in Sheffield that reflected unfavorably on a military commander. He also protested against slavery, the lot of boy chimney sweeps, and lotteries. Associated with Christians of various persuasions, Montgomery supported missio… Go to person page >

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