Praise to God Who Reigns Above

Praise to God who reigns ab­ove

Binding earth and Heav’n in love;

All the ar­mies of the sky

Worship His dread sov­er­eign­ty.

Seraphim His prais­es sing

Cherubim on four­fold wing

Thrones

do­min­ions

princ­es

powe­rs

Marshaled might that nev­er cow­ers.

Speeds th’arch­an­gel from His face

Bearing mes­sages of grace;

Angel hosts His words ful­fill

Ruling na­ture by His will.

Yet on man they joy to wait

All that bright ce­les­ti­al state

For in man their Lord they see

Christ

th’in­car­nate de­ity.

On the throne their Lord who died

Sits in man­hood glo­ri­fied;

Where His people faint be­low

Angels count it joy to go.

Oh

the depths of joy di­vine

Thrilling through those or­ders nine

When the lost are found again

When the ban­ished come to reign!

Now in faith

in hope

in love

We will join the choirs ab­ove

Praising

with the heav’n­ly host

Father

Son and Ho­ly Ghost.