God of Eternal Majesty

God of eter­nal ma­jes­ty

High as Thou art

from Heav­en look down

Holy

and just

we cry to Thee

Behold us from Thy glo­ri­ous throne!

Where is Thy strength to con­quer sin?

Thy zeal to save a fall­en race?

Thy bow­els sound­ing from with­in?

Thy mer­cies

and Thy par­don­ing grace?

Thy pi­ty

and pa­ter­nal care

The ten­der yearn­ings of Thy heart

Are they re­strained? Is fu­ry there?

Ah no! Thou still our Fa­ther art.

Doubtless Thou art our Fa­ther still

Though Ab­ra­ham his seed dis­owns

Debased by sin

though Is­ra­el

Renounces his de­gen­er­ate sons.

Our Lord

and our Re­deem­er now

Thou art

and will be still the same

Our ev­er­last­ing Fa­ther Thou;

Jehovah is Thy glo­ri­ous name.

Why then

O Lord

if ours Thou art

Why hast Thou suf­fered us to rove?

Withdrawn Thy Spir­it from our heart

And left us to our want of love?

Why hast Thou hid Thy love­ly face

And caused us from Thy paths to err?

Abandoned by re­strain­ing grace

Our hearts were hard­ened from Thy fear.

Yet

Lord

for Thee again we mourn

Now let our pray­ers Thine aid en­gage

Now for Thy serv­ant’s sake re­turn

And cheer Thy droop­ing her­it­age.

The land we fond­ly deemed our own

(Alas

how short a time en­joyed!)

Our ad­ver­sar­ies have o’er­thrown

And tram­pled on the house of God.

Yet we are Thine

though dis­pos­sessed

And out­casts from the pro­mised land

They nev­er have Thy sway con­fessed

Or yield­ed to Thy just com­mand.

We

we are called by Thy great name

Accept our plea

Thine ear in­cline

Thine

Lord

we are

re­new Thy claim

Receive

and seal us ev­er Thine.