- C Soprano Recorder
- F Alto Recorder
- C Tenor Recorder
- F Bass Recorder
- Verse 1
- The God of Abraham praise,
- Who reigns enthroned above.
- Ancient of everlasting days,
- And God of love.
- Jehovah, great I Am!
- By earth and heaven confessed,
- I bow, and bless the sacred Name
- For ever blest.
- Verse 2
- The God of Abraham praise,
- At whose supreme command
- From earth I rise, and seek the joys
- At His right hand.
- I all earth forsake—
- Its wisdom, fame, and power—
- And Him, my only portion make,
- My shield and tower.
- Verse 3
- He by Himself hath sworn,
- I on His oath depend:
- I shall, on eagle’s wings upborne,
- To heaven ascend;
- I shall behold His face,
- I shall His power adore.
- And sing the wonders of His grace
- For evermore.
- Verse 4
- There dwells the Lord our King,
- The Lord our Righteousness,
- Triumphant o’er the world and sin,
- The Prince of Peace;
- On Zion’s sacred height
- His Kingdom He maintains,
- And glorious with His saints in light
- For ever reigns.
- Verse 5
- The whole triumphant host
- Give thanks to God on high;
Hail, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!
- They every cry.
- Hail, Abraham’s God, and mine!—
- I join the heavenly lays,—
- All might amnd majesty are Thine,
- And endless praise.
- February 5 entry for the 2022 Weekly Hymns Challenge.
- Leoni arranged 1770 from a Hebrew melody by Meyer
Leoni
Lyon (1751-1797).
- Lyrics attributed to Daniel ben Judah (14th century)
- Lyrics paraphrased 1770 from Hebrew to English by Thomas Olivers (1725-1799)
- Hymn #25 in The Hymnary Of The United Church of Canada