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Great King of Glory

Lyrics by
Isaac Watts (1719)
Music by
George Frederick Handel (1748)
Tune
HANDEL · 8.7.8.7.D
Scripture
Revelation 4:11
Verse 1
Great King of glory, come,
And with Thy favor crown
This temple as Thy home,
This people as Thine own;
Beneath this roof, 0 deign to show
How God can dwell with men below.
Verse 2
Here may Thine ears attend
Our interceding cries,
And grateful praise ascend,
Like incense, to the skies;
Here may Thy word melodious sound,
And spread celestial joys around.
Verse 3
Here may our unborn sons
And daughters sound Thy praise,
And shine, like polished stones,
Through long-succeeding days;
Here, Lord, display Thy saving power,
While temples stand and men adore.
Verse 4
Here may the listening throng
Receive Thy truth in love;
Here Christians join the song
Of seraphim above,
Till all, who humbly seek Thy face,
Rejoice in Thy abounding grace.

A majestic doxology celebrating God's glory and universal dominion.