Far as Thy Name Is Known

Far as Thy name is known

The world de­clares Thy praise;

Thy saints

O Lord

be­fore Thy throne

Their songs of hon­or raise.

With joy let Ju­dah stand

On Si­on’s chos­en hill

Proclaim the won­ders of Thy hand

And coun­sels of Thy will.

Let strang­ers walk around

The ci­ty where we dwell

Compass and view Thine ho­ly ground

And mark the build­ing well;

The or­ders of Thy house

The wor­ship of Thy court

The cheer­ful songs

the so­lemn vows

And make a fair re­port.

How de­cent and how wise!

How glo­ri­ous to be­hold!

Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes

And rites ad­orned with gold.

The God we wor­ship now

Will guide us till we die

Will be our God while here be­low

And ours ab­ove the sky.