Hymn
O Lord, Our Heavenly King
O Lord, our heavenly King,
Thy name is all divine;
Thy glories round the earth are spread,
And o'er the heavens they shine.
Lord, what is worthless man,
That thou shouldst love him so?
Next to thine angels he is placed,
And lord of all below.
Now rich thy bounties are,
And wondrous are thy ways!
In us O let thy power frame
A monument of praise!
O Lord, Our Heavenly King — Text from Christ in Song, 1908. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/o-lord-our-heavenly-king
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote O Lord, Our Heavenly King?
The words of O Lord, Our Heavenly King were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1908. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Joy to the World and The Witnessing and Sealing Spirit.
Is O Lord, Our Heavenly King public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Christ in Song, published in 1908. 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 O Lord, Our Heavenly King?
O Lord, Our Heavenly King is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Morning, The Mind That Was in Christ and Compassion.