|
|
| |
|
O, Jesus! the glory, the wonder, and love
Of angels and glorified spirits above,
And saints who behold thee not, yet dearly love,
Rejoicing in hope of thy glory!
Thou only and wholly art lovely and fair,
Who robb'st not the Father with him to compare;
The Father's own image glows in thee--shines there
In visible bodily glory.
Worthiness dwells in thee; excellent dignity,
Beauty and majesty; glory environs thee:
Power, honor, dominion, and life rest on thee,
O thou chiefest among the ten thousands!
Wherever we view thee, new glories arise:
The man that's God's fellow, who rides on the skies:
Made flesh, dwelt among us, brought God near our eyes,
In grace and truth show'd all his glory.
Thou spak'st to existence the heav'ns and their hosts,
The earth and its fulness, the seas and their coasts;
Time hangs on thy word, and eternity boasts
To crown and adorn thee with glory.
Worthiness dwells in thee; excellent dignity,
Beauty and majesty; glory environs thee:
Power, honor, dominion, and life rest on thee,
O thou chiefest among the ten thousands!
Still lovelier thou, when, with infant cries,
And childhood, thou meet'st us in that dear disguise!
Thy loves, past all knowledge, with raptures surprise,
And ravish our hearts with thy glory.
In thy blessed body, on the cursed tree,
Thou bear'st all our sins, while thy God frown'd on thee,
Expiring in blood for our life; and, lo! we
Exult in thy merit and glory!
Worthiness dwells in thee; excellent dignity,
Beauty and majesty; glory environs thee:
Power, honor, dominion, and life rest on thee,
O thou chiefest among the ten thousands!
Thy birth all divine, from the grave back again,
Brought thee, King of glory! O Lamb that was slain!
First-born from the dead, crown'd with honor supreme,
Thy throne is establish'd in glory.
There reign in thy glory, whom all saints adore,
Till under thy feet thy foes crush'd, be no more;
Thy pleasure shall speedily all things restore,
And eternity blaze with thy glory.
Worthiness dwells in thee; excellent dignity,
Beauty and majesty; glory environs thee:
Power, honor, dominion, and life rest on thee,
O thou chiefest among the ten thousands!
|
marker 99
|
LYRICS
|
Meter:
|
.
|
|
Writer(s):
|
|
|
Trans/Adapted:
|
| |
Dates:
|
|
|
Bible Refs:
|
|
LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
|
Hymn/Song Book
|
Year
|
Song #
|
| 1853 | # 38 |
echo ' | ';
|
Hymn Writer
