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GREAT IS THE LORD, EXALTED HIGH

Scripture Verse

The Lord is great…above all gods. Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did He in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places. Psalm 135:5–6

Introduction

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Isaac Watts (1674–1748)

Words: Is­aac Watts, The Psalms of Da­vid 1719. The works of cre­ation, pro­vi­dence, re­demp­tion of Is­ra­el, and des­truct­ion of en­emies.

Music: Lou­van Vir­gil C. Tay­lor, Chor­al An­thems (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: 1850) (🔊 ).

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Lyrics

Great is the Lord, ex­alt­ed high
Above all pow­ers and ev­ery throne:
Whate’er He please, in earth or sea,
Or Heav’n or hell, His hand hath done.

At His com­mand the va­pors rise,
The light­nings flash, the thun­ders roar;
He pours the rain, He brings the wind,
And tem­pest from His ai­ry store.

’Twas He those dread­ful to­kens sent,
O Egypt, thro’ thy stub­born land,
When all thy first born, beasts and men,
Fell dead by His aveng­ing hand.

What migh­ty na­tions, migh­ty kings
He slew, and their whole coun­try gave
To Is­ra­el, whom His hand re­deemed,
No more to be proud Pha­raoh’s slave!

His pow­er the same, the same His grace,
That saves us from the hosts of hell;
And Heav’n He gives us to pos­sess,
Whence those apos­tate an­gels fell.