O Worship the King - Traditional

O worship the King, all glorious above,
O gratefully sing His power and His love;
Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days,
Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise.

O tell of His might, O sing of His grace,
Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space;
His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form,
And dark is His path on the wings of the storm.

The earth with its store of wonders untold,
Almighty, Thy power hath founded of old,
Hath 'stablished it fast by a changeless decree,
And round it hath cast, like a mantle, the sea.

Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite?
It breathes in the air, it shines in the light;
It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain,
And sweetly distills in the dew and the rain.

Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,
In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail;
Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end,
Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend.

O measureless Might, ineffable Love,
While angels delight to hymn Thee above,
The humbler creation, though feeble their lays,
With true adoration shall sing to Thy praise.

O Worship the King lyrics are based on Psalm 104 and describe God as the King all glorious above whose robe is the light and whose canopy is the space. The song highlights the pavillion of splendor and the care God takes for His children even in their frailty. It uses rich poetic language to celebrate the ancient of days and His unchangeable love. By singing the O Worship the King lyrics the faithful are invited to contemplate the vastness of Gods power and the tenderness of His mercies finding comfort in the shelter of His almighty wings.