Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever.
1 Peter 4:11
Words: Benjamin Skene, in The Christian Hymn Book, edited by Alexander Campbell (Cincinnati, Ohio: H. S. Bosworth, 1866), number 638. Condescension of Christ.
Music: Louvan Virgil C. Taylor, Choral Anthems (Boston, Massachusetts: 1850) (🔊 pdf nwc).
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If you know where to get a good picture of Skene or Taylor (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
How sweet the praise, how high the theme,
To sing of Him who rules supreme,
Who dwells at God’s right hand on high,
Yet looks on us with tender eye.
Th’angelic host in countless throngs
Recount His glories in their songs,
And golden harps salute His ear;
Yet our weak praise He deigns to hear.
The planets roll their orbits round;
Unnumbered worlds, in space profound,
Are ruled by Him, by Him controlled;
Yet He’s the Shepherd of our fold.
Exalted high upon His throne,
The universe is all His own;
Untold the honors He doth wear;
Yet we are objects of His care.