Glorious Is Thy Name, O Lord!

lyricist: Henry Twells, 1889
Composer: Cedric Bucknall, 1889

Glorious is Thy name

O Lord!

Heav’n and earth with one ac­cord

Tell Thy great­ness

part re­vealed

But the larg­er part con­cealed.

How shall we poor sing­ers dare

Seek Thy face in praise and pray­er?

Fearful is Thy name

O Lord!

Dread Thy voice and sharp Thy sword;

Thunders roll around Thy path;

None can stand be­fore Thy wrath!

How shall trem­bling sin­ners dare

Lift their voice in praise and pray­er?

Yet with all Thy won­drous might

Far bey­ond our mor­tal sight

Perfect wis­dom

bound­less pow­ers

Thou

O glo­ri­ous God! art ours.

So

though filled with awe

we dare

Name Thy name in praise and pray­er.

Since

to save a world un­done

Thou didst give Thine on­ly Son

All Thy great­ness

Lord Most High

Brings Thee to our hearts more nigh.

Thus in faith and hope we dare

Claim Thy love in praise and pray­er.

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