Scripture Verse

May all the kings of the earth praise You, O Lord, when they hear the words of Your mouth. Psalm 138:4

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­te­ri­an Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 381.

Music: So­lid Rock Will­iam B. Brad­bu­ry, 1863 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

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William B. Bradbury (1816–1868)

Lyrics

With grate­ful heart my thanks I bring,
Before the great Thy praise I sing;
I wor­ship in Thy ho­ly place
And praise Thee for Thy truth and grace;
For truth and grace to­ge­ther shine
In Thy most ho­ly Word di­vine,
In Thy most ho­ly Word di­vine.

I cried to Thee and Thou didst save,
Thy word of grace new cour­age gave;
The kings of earth shall thank Thee, Lord,
For they have heard Thy won­drous Word;
Yea, they shall come with songs of praise,
For great and glo­ri­ous are Thy ways,
For great and glo­ri­ous are Thy ways.

O Lord, en­throned in glo­ry bright,
Thou reign­est in the hea­ven­ly height;
The proud in vain Thy fa­vor seek,
But Thou hast mer­cy for the meek;
Through trou­ble though my path­way be,
Thou wilt re­trieve and strength­en me,
Thou wilt re­trieve and strength­en me.

Thou wilt stretch forth Thy migh­ty arm
To save me when my foes alarm;
The work Thou hast for me be­gun
Shall by Thy grace be ful­ly done;
Forever mer­cy dwells with Thee;
O Lord, my mak­er, think on me,
O Lord, my mak­er, think on me.