O Lord, our Lord, In All The Earth

Verse 1

O Lord, our Lord, in all the earth, How excellent's thy name! Who hast the heavens far above, Established thy fame.

Verse 2

From mouths of babes and sucklings, thou Ordained hast thy praise; Which puts to silence impious tongues, The self avenger stays.

Verse 3

When I survey the vast expanse, Formed by thy finger's might. Or view the moon, and glittering stars, Ordained to rule the night:

Verse 4

Lord! What is feeble man! that thou Dost bear him still in mind? And what the son of man, whom thou To visit art so kind ?

Verse 5

Thou, him but little lower madst, Than angels round thy throne •, With glory thou didst him adorn, And with high honors crown.

Verse 6

Thou gavst him, o'er thy handy works, Dominion's regal seat ; And all things in subjection put, Beneath his royal feet:

Verse 7

All flocks, and herds, and beasts of prey; And birds that beat the air; The fish that cleave the briny sea, And all that passeth there.

Verse 8

O Lord, our Lord, who may compare With thine unrivaled Fame? Through all the earth, from pole to pole, How excellent's thy name.