Honor and Glory, Thanksgiving and Praise

Honor and glo­ry

thanks­giv­ing and praise

Maker of all things

to Thee we up­raise;

God the Al­migh­ty

the Fa­ther

the Lord;

God by the an­gels ob­eyed and ad­ored.

Thou art the Fa­ther of Heav­en and earth;

Worlds un­cre­at­ed to Thee owe their birth;

All the cre­ation

Thy voice when it heard

Started to life and to light at Thy Word.

Onward the sun and the moon and their march

Span with the rain­bow the fir­ma­ment’s arch;

Stars yet un­known

and whose light is to come

Find in cre­ation their place and a home.

Earth with the mount­ain

the riv­er

the plain

Sky with the dew-drop

the wind

and the rain

Beast of the forest

wild bird of the air

All are Thy crea­tures

and all are Thy care.

Ocean the rest­less

and wa­ters that swell

Lightnings that flash ov­er flood

over fell

Own Thee the Mas­ter Al­migh­ty

and call

Thee the Cre­at­or

the Fa­ther

of all.

Yea

Thou art Fa­ther of all

and Thy love

Pity for man that is fall­en doth move;

Guide us in life

and pro­tect to the last;

And

at Thine Ad­vent

Lord

par­don the past.