Scripture Verse

In Judah is God known: His name is great in Israel. In Salem also is His tabernacle, and His dwelling place in Zion. Psalm 76:1–2

Introduction

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Wolfgang Mozart
(1756–1791)

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 208.

Music: East­on, ar­ranged from Mo­zart in Trib­ute of Praise, ed­it­ed by Eben Tour­jée (New York: Nel­son & Phil­lips, 1874), page 17 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

Among His peo­ple God is known;
Most glo­ri­ous in His might and grace;
He makes Je­ru­sa­lem His throne,
Her peace­ful hills His dwell­ing place.

When God the right­eous Judge ap­peared
To save the meek from wrong and shame,
The earth stood still and great­ly feared;
Then forth from Heav’n His sen­tence came.

The wrath of man shall praise the Lord,
Restrained by His al­migh­ty will;
Your vows to God the King re­cord,
Your co­ve­nant made with Him ful­fill.

Let all to Him their pre­sents bring,
To Him whom all the world should fear;
Ye kings and princ­es, own your king,
With re­ver­ence and with awe draw near.