O WORSHIP THE LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF HOLINESS
"O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness." Psalms 96:9
Words: John Samuel Bewley Monsell, Hymns of Love and Praise, 1863.
Music: "Was Lebet, Was Schwebet," Choral-Buch vor Johann Heinrich
Reinhardt, Uttingen, Germany, 1754.
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!
Bow down before Him, His glory proclaim;
With gold of obedience, and incense of lowliness,
Kneel and adore Him: the Lord is His Name!
O low at His feet lay thy burden of carefulness,
High on His heart He will bear it for thee,
And comfort thy sorrows, and answer thy prayerfulness,
Guiding thy steps as may best for thee be.
O fear not to enter His courts in the slenderness
Of the poor wealth thou wouldst reckon as thine;
For truth in its beauty, and love in its tenderness,
These are the offerings to lay on His shrine.
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!
Bow down before Him, His glory proclaim;
With gold of obedience, and incense of lowliness,
Kneel and adore Him: the Lord is His Name!