Worship — Praise and Reverence of God

Holy and reverend is the name

No. 29
Words John Needham.
Singing key F major
5 stanzas

Sung to HERBERT (hymn 227)

Words

Holy and reverend is the nameOf our eternal King;Thrice holy Lord! the angels cry;Thrice holy! let us sing.

The deepest reverence of the mind,Pay, O my soul! to God;Lift with thy hands a holy heartTo his sublime abode.

With sacred awe pronounce his nameWhom words nor thoughts can reach;A broken heart shall please him moreThan the best forms of speech.

Thou holy God, preserve our soulsFrom all pollution free;The pure in heart are thy delight,And they thy face shall see.

Till then thy service shall be ours,Thy praise our constant theme;We 'll worship thee with all our powers,Whose mercy doth redeem.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «29», reference line «227, 546, 395.» (sing to the tune of hymn 227, 546 or 395), five numbered stanzas in the right column of p. 14, «John Needham.» in italics at the end. The first word «HOLY» is set in small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;» «!» («King ;», «Lord !», «cry ;»); it is closed up here. «We 'll» (stanza 5) is printed with a space before the apostrophe and is kept so. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's; lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., 8.6.8.6).