by Frances Ridley Havergal (1836 - 1879)
The sovereignty of God
Language: English
God Almighty! King of nations! earth Thy footstool, heaven Thy throne! Thine the greatness, power, and glory. Thine the kingdom, Lord, alone! Life and death are in Thy keeping, and Thy will ordaineth all: From the armies of Thy heavens to an unseen insect's fall. Reigning, guiding, all-commanding, ruling myriad worlds of light; Now exalting, now abasing, none can stay Thy hand of might! Working all things by Thy power, by the counsel of Thy will, Thou art God! enough to know it, and to hear Thy word, "Be still!" In Thy sovereignty rejoicing, we Thy children bow and praise, For we know that kind and loving, just and true, are all Thy ways. While Thy heart of sovereign mercy, and Thine arm of sovereign might, For our great and strong salvation in Thy sovereign grace unite.
Authorship:
- by Frances Ridley Havergal (1836 - 1879), "The sovereignty of God", subtitle: "Ps. xlvi. 10.-" Be still, and know that I am God."", appears in Compensation, and Other Devotional Poems, New York: Anson D.F. Randolph and Company, pages 147-148, first published 1881 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Frances Allitsen (1848 - 1912), "The sovereignty of God", published 1903 [ voice and organ ad libitum ], London: Chappell & Co. [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2012-10-21
Line count: 12
Word count: 137