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KING OF KINGS

Scripture Verse

O give thanks unto the Lord; for He is good: for His mercy endureth for ever. Psalm 136:1

Introduction

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John B. Herbert (1852–1927)

Words: Adapt­ed from Psalm 136.

Music: John B. Her­bert, cir­ca 1915 (🔊 ). The re­frain ech­oes Han­del’s Hal­le­lu­jah Chor­us.

Alternate Tunes:

  • Alderway com­pos­er un­known, in the Sab­bath-School Psal­mo­dist (Pitts­burgh Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1872) (🔊 )
  • His Mer­cy Flows James Mc­Gra­na­han, 1890 (🔊 )
  • King of Kings (Wer­de­baugh) Scott Wer­de­baugh, 2018 (🔊 )

Lyrics

O thank the Lord, the Lord of love;
O thank the God all gods above;
O thank the migh­ty King of kings,
Whose arm hath done such won­drous things.

Refrain

King of kings for­ev­er and ev­er;
Lord of lords, for­ev­er and ev­er,
King of kings for­ev­er and ev­er;
King of kings and Lord of lords!

Give thanks to God, for good is He,
Thanks to the God of gods give ye;
Thanks give the Lord of lords un­to,
Who on­ly won­ders great can do.

Refrain

Who thought on us amidst our woes,
And res­cued us from all our foes;
Who dai­ly feeds each liv­ing thing;
O thank the Heav’n’s al­migh­ty king.

Refrain

O praise the Lord, for He is kind,
Give thanks to Him with heart and mind;
His mer­cy flows an end­less stream,
To all eter­ni­ty the same.

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