The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3949

3949. Lord of Life, All Praise Excelling

1. Lord of life, all praise excelling,
Thou, in glory unconfined,
Deignst to make Thy humble dwelling
With the poor of humble mind.

2. And Thy love, through all creation,
Beams like Thy diffusive light;
So the high and humble station
Both are equal in Thy sight.

3. Thus Thy care, for all providing,
Warmed Thy faithful prophet’s tongue;
Who, the lot of all deciding,
To Thy chosen Israel sung.

4. When Thy harvest yields Thee pleasure,
Thou the golden sheaf shall bind;
To the poor belongs the treasure
Of the scattered ears behind.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord of life, all praise excelling
• Title: Lord of Life, All Praise Excelling
• Author: Clement C. Moore (1808)
• Meter: 87.87
• Language: English
• Source: American Prayer Book Collection, 1808
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: GRAFTON STREET
• Composer: Peter K. Moran (1828)
• Meter: 87.87
• Incipit: 11171 23321 11123
• Key: a minor
• Copyright: Public Domain