Ye Servants of God

409 Ye Servants of God

1 You servants of God, your Master proclaim,
   and publish abroad his wonderful name;
   the name all-victorious of Jesus extol;
   his kingdom is glorious and rules over all.

2 God rules in the height, almighty to save;
   though hid from our sight, his presence we have;
   the great congregation his triumph shall sing,
   ascribing salvation to Jesus our King.

3 "Salvation to God, who sits on the throne!"
   let all cry aloud, and honor the Son;
   the praises of Jesus the angels proclaim,
   fall down on their faces and worship the Lamb.

4 Then let us adore and give him his right:
   all glory and power, all wisdom and might,
   all honor and blessing with angels above
   and thanks never ceasing for infinite love.
                         Charles Wesley
                         The Methodist Hymnal, 1964 edition

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A great Wesley hymn! I recall singing this one many times growing up and I always loved it. Seems I'm not the only one, as it occurs in more than 650 hymnals.

Cyberhymnal inserts a couple of verses:

2. The waves of the sea have lift up their voice,
   Sore troubled that we in Jesus rejoice;
   The floods they are roaring, but Jesus is here;
   While we are adoring, He always is near.

3. When devils engage, the billows arise,
   And horribly rage, and threaten the skies:
   Their fury shall never our steadfastness shock,
   The weakest believer is built on a rock.

I love that third verse, "the weakest believer is built on a rock!" It's not us, but the foundation on which we stand that matters. Something to remember as we head into another tumultous four years...
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