Adventist Pioneer Library

Worship — Praise and Reverence of God

Holy and reverend is the name

  • No. 29
  • Words John Needham.
  • 5 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

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

2

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

3

With sacred awe pronounce his name
Whom words nor thoughts can reach;
A broken heart shall please him more
Than the best forms of speech.

4

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

5

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).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Praise and Reverence of God · No. 29 · printed page 14
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-25