Scripture Verse

The king shall joy in Thy strength, O Lord, and in Thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Psalm 21:1

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 46.

Music: Fal­con­er Al­ex­an­der B. Mor­ton, 1901 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tunes:

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Mor­ton (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

The king re­joic­eth in Thy strength,
In Thy sal­va­tion, Lord, Most High,
For Thou hast filled his heart’s de­sire,
His pray­er Thy love doth not de­ny.

A king­ly crown Thou giv­est him,
Thy bless­ings meet him on his ways,
He asked for life, and un­to Him
Thou gave end­less length of days.

With ma­jes­ty and hon­or crowned,
How great his glo­ry in Thy grace!
Forever blest, Thou mak­est him
With joy to live be­fore Thy face.

The king doth in Je­ho­vah trust,
His lov­ing-kind­ness He hath proved;
Confiding in the Lord Most High
He stand­eth ev­er­more un­moved.