Hymn
The Lord is King!
The Lord is King! lift up thy voice,
O earth and all ye heav'ns, rejoice!
From world to world the joy shall ring:
The Lord Omnipotent is King!
The Lord is King! who then shall dare
Resist His will, distrust His care?
Holy and true are all His ways;
Let ev'ry creature speak His praise.
The Lord is King! exalt your strains,
Ye saints, your God, your Father, reigns;
One Lord and Savior all secures;
He reigns, and life and death are yours.
Amen.
The Lord is King! — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-lord-is-king
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Lord is King?
The words of The Lord is King were written by Josiah Conder; the version here was published in 1930. The library holds 3 more hymns by Josiah Conder, including Daily Bread and Praise the God of all creation, Praise the Father's boundless love.
Is The Lord is King public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from American Lutheran Hymnal, published in 1930. 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 The Lord is King?
The Lord is King is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Life of the Soul, The Divine Nature, Providence, and Grace and As thy Days, So Shall thy Strength Be.