Fits tune to same hymn name: 'To God be the glory'
Based on Psalm 47
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O clap your hands all you people here
Shout unto God, give Him reverent fear
With voices of triumph extol Him high
Your praises and worship shall unto Him fly
Chorus:
For the Lord, He most high, is terrible
Awesome Lord, He the one who rules over all
He is a great King over all the earth
He greatly exalted, come, give Him His worth
The people He shall subdue under our feet
He ever does reign from His throne, mercy-seat
And He shall choose our inheritance sure
Israel, excellent, whom He loves evermore - Chorus
God is gone up with a shout, victory
The LORD with the sound of a trumpet, now be
Praises sung unto our God and our King
In Him all be joyful, each created thing - Chorus
For God is the King over all the earth true
Sing praises with understanding, tunes new
He over the heathen does reign certainly
He sits on the throne of His holiness, see - Chorus
The princes of the people gathered are
Together they meet, come from near or afar
He, God of Abraham, made covenant
Shields of the earth [are] His, blessings He has sent - Chorus
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: February 25th, 2017 11:17
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem. The original hymn has syllables layout of 11.11.11.11. (verses) and 12.12.11.11. (chorus).
- Category: Spiritual
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Comments7
This... is powerful. Kudos for being so thorough in your adaptation of the musical form.
A powerful and uplifting read,
Another good write for your hymnal Orchi.
Such talent you have expressed!
Thanks all!
A beautiful hymn of praise. Are you a musician? Maybe put the tune on youtube so we can sing it.
Hi R. Thanks. Nope, I'm not a musician but I seem to know many hymns and their tunes.
you are without any doubt the most prolific hymn poem composer/poet I have ever N countered Mr. O 🙂
Thanks N, looking this up from 2017!
I won't beat Charles Wesley yet - 6,000 published hymns, and unpublished ones take his total to over 8,000.
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