The blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords.@1 Timothy 6:15

John Quarles, Divine Med­i­ta­tions up­on Sev­er­al Sub­jects (Lon­don: 1655); adapt­ed by Thom­as Dar­ling in Hymns for the Church of Eng­land, 1889.

Lei­ces­ter (Bi­shop), John Bi­shop (1655-1737) (MIDI, NWC, PDF).

O King of kings, before whose throne
The angels bow, no gift we can
Present that is indeed our own,
Since Heaven and earth belong to Thee;
Yet this our souls through grace impart,
The offering of a thankful heart.

O Jesu, set at God’s right hand,
With Thine eternal Father plead
For all Thy loyal-hearted band,
Who still on earth Thy succor need:
For them in weakness strength provide,
And through the world their footsteps guide.

O Holy Spirit, fount of breath,
Whose comforts never fail nor fade,
Vouchsafe the life that knows no death,
Vouchsafe the light that knows no shade;
And grant that we may through all our days
May share Thy gifts, and sing Thy praise.