Hubert Parry — Hear My Words Ye People

Hear my words, ye people Give ear unto me all ye that have knowledge Let us choose to us judgement Let us know among ourselves what is good Behold, God is mighty And despiseth not any He is mighty in strength and in wisdom Behold He is great, and we know Him not Neither can the number of his years be searched out The Lord's seat is in heav'n… Clouds and darkness are round about Him Righteousness and judgment are the habitation of His seat He decketh himself with light as with a garment And spreadeth out the heav'ns like a curtain He layeth the beams of His chambers in the waters And maketh the clouds His chariots And walketh upon the wings of the wind He bowed the heav'ns and came down And it was dark under His feet He rode on the cherubim and did fly And came flying upon the wings of the wind The Lord's seat is in heav'n His kingdom ruleth over all Behold the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him And upon them that put their trust in His mercy To deliver their soul from death And to feed them in a time of dearth Our soul hath patiently tarried for the Lord For He is our help, our help and our shield He delivered the poor in his affliction The fatherless and him that hath none to help him He shall bind up the brokenhearted And proclaim liberty to the captives And comfort to those that mourn He shall give them beauty for ashes: The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness For as the earth bringeth forth a bud And as the garden causeth things that are sown to spring forth So the Lord God will cause righteousness and peace to spring forth before all nations The Lord is full of compassion, is full of compassion and mercy He hath not dealt with us after our sins Nor rewarded us according to our wickedness; For look how high the heav'n is in comparison of the earth So great is his mercy also toward them that fear Him Look how wide also the East is from the West So far hath He set our sins from us O praise ye the Lord Praise Him in the height Rejoice in His word Ye angels of light Ye heavens adore him By whom you were made And worship before Him In brightness arrayed O praise ye the Lord Praise Him upon earth In tuneful accord Ye sons of new birth Praise Him who hath brought you His grace from above Praise Him who hath taught you To sing of his Love O praise ye the Lord! Thanksgiving and song To Him be outpoured All ages along; For love is creation From heaven restored; For grace of salvation O praise ye the Lord! Amen