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15846. The King Of Glory Deigns To Stoop

1 The King of glory deigns to stoop,
And view His works beneath the skies;
To Him all nations are a drop,
The dust that in the balance lies.

2 The mountains at His presence quake,
And burning coals before Him fly;
The floods retire, the cedars break,
And rocks and hills in ruins lie.

3 His judgments are a boundless deep,
Beyond the reach of human sense;
Unsearchable His works and ways,
Of nature and of providence.

4 The angel armies, hosts of men,
But execute His just decrees;
He kills and makes alive again,
Works when and where and as He please.

5 The Lord of lords, and king of kings,
Through endless ages still the same;
Let Heav’n and earth His glory sing,
And all His matchless deeds proclaim.

Text Information
First Line: The King of glory deigns to stoop
Title: The King Of Glory Deigns To Stoop
Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
Meter: LM
Language: English
Source: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tunes: RIVAULX by John B. Dykes, RIVERA by Dmitri S. Bortniansky, REX GLORIOSE, French tune, REX GLORIOSE MARTYRUM from "Catholische geistliche Gesänge"
Tune Information
Name: ROCKINGHAM
Composer: Carl P. E. Bach
Arranger: Edward Miller (1790)
Meter: LM
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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