The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8515

8515. O Thou, Who Art Above All Height

1 O Thou, who art above all height!
Our God, our Father, and our friend!
Beneath Thy throne of love and light,
Let Thine adoring children bend.

2 We kneel in praise, that here is set
A vine that by Thy culture grew;
W kneel in prayer, that Thou wouldst wet
Its opening leaves with heavenly dew.

3 Since Thy young servant now hath given
Himself, his powers, his hopes, his youth,
To the great cause of truth and Heaven,
Be Thou his guide, O God of truth!

4 Here may his doctrine drop like rain,
His speech like Hermon’s dews distill,
Till green fields smile, and golden grain,
Ripe for the harvest, waits Thy will.

5 And when he sinks in death—by care,
Or pain, or toil, or years oppressed—
O God! remember then our prayer,
And take his spirit to Thy rest.

Text Information

• First Line: O Thou, who art above all height!
• Title: O Thou, Who Art Above All Height
• Author: John Pierpont
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Social and Private Worship (Boston: John B. Russell, 1823)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Written for the ordination of William Ware as pastor of the First Congregational Church in New York, December 18, 1821

Tune Information

• Name: MIGDOL
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1840)
• Meter: LM
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Public Domain