Scripture Verse

O Lord our Lord, how excellent is Thy name in all the earth! Psalm 8:1

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­te­ri­an Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 114.

Music: Dun­ferm­line Scot­tish Psal­ter, 1615 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lyrics

O Lord, our Lord, in all the earth,
How excellent Thy name!
Thy glo­ry Thou hast spread afar
In all the starry frame.

From lips of children, Thou, O Lord,
Hast mighty strength ordained,
That adversaries should be stilled
And vengeful foes restrained.

When I regard the wondrous heavens,
Thy handiwork on high,
The moon and stars ordained by Thee,
Oh, what is man! I cry.

Oh, what is man, in Thy regard
To hold so large a place!
And what the son of man, that Thou
Dost visit him in grace!

For Thou hast made him little less
Than Thy blest angels be;
With honor Thou hast crowned his head
And glo­ri­ous dignity.

On man Thy wisdom hath bestowed
A pow’r well nigh divine;
With honor Thou hast crowned his head
With glo­ry like to Thine.

Thou hast subjected all to him,
And lord of all is he,
Of flocks and herds, and beasts and birds,
And all within the sea.

Thy mighty works and wondrous grace
Thy glo­ry, Lord, pro­claim.
O Lord, our Lord, in all the earth
How excellent Thy name!