The Excellencies of His Great Name

We shall sing of the excellence of his glory,

Of a glory mingled with humility.

We will laud his uncompromising justice,

Justice that is tempered with mercy.

We must sing of his absolute transcendence,

Mingled with  his condescending love

We  take courage in his incarnate immanence

And His ever present presence from above

Clothed in a spirit of submission.

In obedience and willingness He came

We sing of sovereign dominion

Over the world he rules and reigns

In all His attributes our Lord is excellent

We sing the excellencies  of His great name!

We sing the excellencies  of His great name!

We admire how worthy he is of all good,

While suffering all evil at men’s hand

We admire the majesty of Christ Jesus

This majesty in meekness — For He is lion and lamb.

We admire how he could still the storm with a word,

yet he refused  to come down from the cross.

Despised the shame for the joy set before Him

And in His poverty He paid our ransoms cost

Clothed in a spirit of submission.

In obedience and willingness He came

We sing of sovereign dominion

Over the world he rules and reigns

In all His attributes our Lord is excellent

We sing the excellencies  of His great name!

We sing the excellencies  of His great name!

October 10, 2019

Anthony Foster