Scripture Verse

Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy name give glory, for Thy mercy, and for Thy truth’s sake. Psalm 115:1

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­te­ri­an Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 308.

Music: Gair­ney Bridge Er­nest R. Kroe­ger, 1901 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Ernest R. Kroeger (1862–1934)

Lyrics

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 pow’r 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 pow’r 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 hea­vens are God’s since time be­gan,
But He has giv­en 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.