Almighty Ruler of the Skies

Almighty Rul­er of the skies

Wide thro’ the earth Thy name is spread;

And Thine eter­nal glo­ries rise

O’er all the heav­ens Thy hands have made.

To Thee the voic­es of the young

A mo­nu­ment of hon­or raise;

And babes

with un­in­struct­ed tongue

Declare the won­ders of Thy praise.

Thy pow­er as­sists their ten­der age

To bring proud re­bels to the ground

To still the bold blas­phem­er’s rage

And all their po­li­cies con­found.

The child­ren in Thy tem­ple throng

To see their great Re­deem­er’s face;

The Son of Da­vid is their song

And young ho­san­nas fill the place.

The frown­ing scribes and an­gry priests

In vain their im­pi­ous ca­vils bring;

Revenge sits si­lent in their breasts

While Jew­ish babes pro­claim their king.