Glorious and Powerful God

Stanford, Charles Villiers (1852–1924)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Occasion:

Proper of Time → The Weeks in Ordinary Time → General Ordinary Time

Publication Information:
Arista — AE 719 (2010)

Text Information:
Reference: Anonymous

Duration: 4:00
Lyrics:

Glorious and pow’rful God,
We understand thy dwelling is on high
Above the starry sky.
Thou dwell’st not in stone temples
   made with hand;
But in the flesh hearts of the sons of men.
To dwell is thy delight,
Near hand, tho’ out of sight.

We give of thine own hand,
Thy acceptation is very life and blood,
To all actions good.
Whenever here or hence our supplication,
From pure and with unfeigned hearts,
To thee ascends,
Be present with thy grace,
Show us thy loving face.

Oh! down on us full show’rs of mercy send,
Let thy love’s burning beams
Dry up all our sin’s streams.
Arise, O Lord, and come into thy rest,
Both now and evermore Thy name be blest,
Founder and Foundation,
Of endless habitation.

Submitted by: Brian Luckner Added: May 20, 2022