The Lord is King!
Josiah Conder (1836) • English
Primary Scripture: Genesis 2:7
Verse 1
The Lord is King! lift up thy voice, O earth, and all ye heavens, rejoice; from world to world the joy shall ring, 'The Lord omnipotent is King!'
Verse 2
The Lord is King! who then shall dare resist his will, distrust his care, or murmur at his wise decrees, or doubt his royal promises?
Verse 3
He reigns! ye saints, exalt your strains; your God is King, your Father reigns; and he is at the Father's side, the Man of love, the Crucified.
Verse 4
Alike pervaded by his eye all parts of his dominion lie: this world of ours and worlds unseen, and thin the boundary between!
Verse 5
One Lord one empire all secures; he reigns, and life and death are yours; through earth and heaven one song shall ring, 'The Lord omnipotent is King!'
Scripture References
Reference 1
- genesis 2:7
Reference 2
- genesis 18:25
Reference 3
- exodus 15:10
Reference 4
- exodus 15:18
Reference 5
- exodus 18:25
Reference 6
- numbers 14:11
Reference 7
- deuteronomy 32:4
Reference 8
- psalms 10:16
Reference 9
- psalms 47:1-8
Reference 10
- psalms 93