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O Thou, to whom, in ancient time,
The lyre of Hebrew bards was strung;
Whom kings adored in songs sublime,
And prophets praised with glowing tongue:
Not now on Zion’s height alone
Thy favored worshippers may dwell;
Nor where, at sultry noon, Thy Son
Sat weary, by the Patriarch’s well.
From every place below the skies,
The grateful song, the fervent prayer,—
The incense of the heart,—may rise
To heaven, and find acceptance there.
To Thee shall age, with snowy hair,
And strength, and beauty, bend the knee;
And childhood lisp, with reverent air,
Its praises and its prayers to Thee!
O Thou, to whom, in ancient time,
The lyre of prophet bards was strung,
To Thee, at last, in every clime,
Shall temples rise, and praise be sung!

Christ in Song: for all religious services nearly one thousand best gospel hymns, new and old with responsive scripture readings (Rev. and Enl.) #457 (1908)

The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #24 (1886)

Methodist Hymn and Tune Book: official hymn book of the Methodist Church #244 (1917)

The Cyber Hymnal #5368

Rejoice in the Lord #272 (1985)

A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #81 (1866)