Hymn
Divine Majesty
Eternal Power, whose high abode
Becomes the grandeur of a God,
Infinite lengths beyond the bounds
Where stars revolve their little rounds!
Thee, while the first archangel sings,
He hides his face behind his wings;
And ranks of shining thrones around
Fall worshipping, and spread the ground.
Lord, what shall earth and ashes do?
We would adore our Maker too!
From sin and dust to Thee we cry,
The Great, the Holy, and the High.
Earth from afar hath heard Thy fame,
And men have learned to lisp Thy name:
But, O! the glories of Thy mind
Leave all our soaring thoughts behind!
God is in heaven, and men below;
Be short our tunes, our words be few!
A solemn reverence checks our songs,
And praise sits silent on our tongues.
Divine Majesty — Text from Methodist Hymn and Tune Book, 1917. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/divine-majesty
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Divine Majesty?
The words of Divine Majesty were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1917. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Join All the Glorious Names and The Son of Man lifted up.
Is Divine Majesty public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Methodist Hymn and Tune Book, published in 1917. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Divine Majesty?
Divine Majesty is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, God of My Life, Retirement and Meditation and When, as returns this solemn day.