Adventist Pioneer Library

Worship — Praise and Reverence of God

Eternal God, celestial King

  • No. 26
  • Words William Wrangham.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Eternal God, celestial King,
Exalted be thy glorious name;
Let hosts in heaven thy praises sing,
And saints on earth thy love proclaim.

2

My heart is fixed on thee, my God,
I rest my hope on thee alone;
I 'll spread thy sacred truths abroad,
To all mankind thy love make known.

3

With those who in thy grace abound,
To thee I 'll raise my thankful voice,
Till every land, the earth around,
Shall hear, and in thy name rejoice.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «26», reference line «19, 54. 58.» in italics — with a period, not a comma, after «54» (kept as printed in `truth`; sing to the tune of hymn 19, 54 or 58), three numbered stanzas in the lower right column of p. 13, «William Wrangham.» in italics at the end. The first word «ETERNAL» is set in small capitals. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. The print sets a thin space before «;» («name ;», «alone ;»); it is closed up here. «I 'll» (stanzas 2 and 3) is set with a space before the apostrophe in the print and is kept so. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Praise and Reverence of God · No. 26 · printed page 13
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-25