Now to the Lord a Noble Song

Now to the Lord a no­ble song!

Awake

my soul; awake

my tongue;

Hosanna to th’eter­nal name

And all His bound­less love pro­claim.

See where it shines in Je­sus’ face

The bright­est im­age of His grace;

God

in the per­son of His Son

Has all His might­iest works out­done.

The spa­cious earth and spread­ing flood

Proclaim the wise and pow­er­ful God;

And thy rich glo­ries from afar

Sparkle in ev­ery roll­ing star.

But in His looks a glo­ry stands

The nob­lest la­bor of thine hands;

The pleas­ing lus­ter of His eyes

Outshines the won­ders of the skies.

Grace! ‘tis a sweet

a charm­ing theme;

My thoughts re­joice at Je­sus’ name:

Ye an­gels

dwell up­on the sound!

Ye heav’ns

re­flect it to the ground!

O may I live to reach the place

Where he un­veils His love­ly face!

Where all His beau­ties you be­hold

And sing His name to harps of gold!