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I, the Lord of Sea and Sky
Author: Daniel L. Schutte, 1947- Meter: 7.7.7.4 D with refrain Appears in 63 hymnals Matching Instances: 2 Scripture: Psalm 81:16 Refrain First Line: Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord? Topics: 16th Sunday after Pentecost; Commissioning; Confirmation; Evangelism and Mission; God the Creator; Obedience; Promise and Covenant Used With Tune: LORD OF LIGHT
I, the Lord of Sea and Sky
In loftiest strains address the mighty God
Author: Thomas Cradock Appears in 1 hymnal Matching Instances: 1 Scripture: Psalm 81 Lyrics: 1 In loftiest strains address the mighty God;
To Israel's great redeemer chant aloud;
2 Chant the glad psalm, and to the timbrel join
The lute, the psaltery, harmony divine!
3 Sound, sound the clarion, and your joy display;
Now is the Hated feast, the solemn day;
4 The sacred solemn day, which heav'n ordain'd,
Which Israel swore t' observe, while time remain'd;
5 The great memorial of Egyptian rage,
When nought cou'd Pharaoh's harden'd heart assuage;
When on the banks of Nile, sad wand'rers, they
In direful bondage groan'd, and felt dismay;
When they a language heard, not understood;
6 When bent their backs beneath the galling load.
7 "'Twas then, in misery sunk, with griefs appall'd,
"With fervent prayer (says God) on me you call'd;
"On me you call'd, and I indulgent heard,
"Dispers'd your woes, your road to freedom clear'd;
"Enwrapt in clouds, I gave my sacred law,
"In thunder spoke, and struck your souls with awe;
"Your faith at Merihah's fam'd waters prov'd,
"Forgave your murmurs, and the cause remov'd.
8 "Hear, O my people, with attention hear,
"Hear, while my solemn promise I declare:
9 "If thou my laws, my statutes, will obey,
"And after other gods wilt scorn to stray:
"If to their altars thou'lt no victims bring,
10 "But only worship me, thy God, thy king,
"Thy God that from hard bondage set thee free,
" And pav'd thy way to peace, to liberty;
"On thee I'll blessings 'bove thy hopes bestow,
"And ev'ry solid good to thee shall flow;
11 "Vainly I said; my people wou'd not hear,
"But to my promise tum'd a listless ear;
12 "Therefore I left them to their worst of foes,
"Their senseless selves, the guides themselves had chose;
"Therefore I left them, madly to fulfil
"The wretched dictates of their headstrong will.
13 "But Oh! that they had heard me, and obey'd,
"Nor ever from the way I taught them stray'd!
14 "Me their support, with glory they had reign'd,
"And o'er their foes a noble conquest gain'd.
15 "I had not then maintain'd the odious cause
"Of those that hate me, and despise my laws;
"To Israel they had yielded; Israel's God
"Eternal rule on Israel had bestow'd;
16 "Them with what happy affluence I had blest!
"The fields had furnish'd a continual feast;
"From the hard rock had gush'd ambrosial rills,
"Sweet as the nectar, which the bee distils.
In loftiest strains address the mighty God
In praise of God meet duty and delight
Author: Erik Routley, 1917-1982 Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 2 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Scripture: Psalm 81:1-3 Lyrics: 1 In praise of God meet duty and delight,
angels and creatures, flesh and spirits blest:
in praise is earth transfigured by the sound
and sight of heaven's everlasting feast.
2 The desert is refreshed by songs of praise,
relaxed the frown of pride, the stress of grief;
in praise forgotten all our human spite;
in praise the burdened heart finds sure relief.
3 In praise our art and craft together meet,
inspired, obedient, patient, practical;
in praise join instrument and voice and sound
to make one music for the Lord of all.
4 No skill of ours, no music made on earth,
no mortal song could scale the height of heaven;
yet stands that cross, through grace ineffable
the instrument of praise to sinners given.
5 So, confident and festive, let us sing
of wisdom, power and mercy there made known;
the song of Moses and the Lamb be ours,
through Christ raised up to life in God alone. Used With Tune: CLIFF TOWN
In praise of God meet duty and delight
I sing the almighty power of God
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 470 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Scripture: Psalm 81:1 Topics: The Glory of God In Creation and Providence Used With Tune: ST. SAVIOUR
I sing the almighty power of God
