Not unto Us, O Lord of Heav’n

lyricist: The Psalter, 1912
Composer: Ernest Kroeger, 1901

Not un­to us

O Lord of Heav’n

But un­to Thee be glo­ry giv­en;

In love and truth Thou dost ful­fill

The coun­sels of Thy sov­er­eign will;

Though na­tions fail Thy pow­er to own

Yet Thou dost reign

and Thou alone.

The id­ol gods of hea­then lands

Are but the work of hu­man hands;

They can­not see

they can­not speak

Their ears are deaf

their hands are weak;

Like them shall be all those who hold

To gods of sil­ver and of gold.

Let Is­ra­el trust in God alone

The Lord whose grace and pow­er are known;

To Him your full al­le­giance yield

And He will be your help and shield;

All those who fear Him God will bless

His saints have proved His faith­ful­ness.

All ye that fear Him and ad­ore

The Lord in­crease you more and more;

Both great and small who Him con­fess

You and your child­ren He will bless.

Yea

we will ev­er bless His name;

Praise ye the Lord

His praise pro­claim.

The heav’ns are God’s since time be­gan

But He has giv’n the earth to man;

The dead praise not the liv­ing God

But we will sound His praise abroad

Yea

we will ev­er bless His name;

Praise ye the Lord

His praise pro­claim.

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