Hymn
Thy name, Almighty Lord
Thy name, Almighty Lord,
Shall sound through distant lands;
Great is thy grace, and sure thy word;
Thy truth for ever stands.
Far be thine honor spread,
And long thy praise endure,
Till morning light and evening shade
Shall be exchanged no more.
Thy name, Almighty Lord — Text from The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts, 1835. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/thy-name-almighty-lord
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Thy name, Almighty Lord?
The words of Thy name, Almighty Lord were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1835. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including My God, the Spring of All My Joys and 'Tis by thy strength the mountains stand.
Is Thy name, Almighty Lord public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts, published in 1835. 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 Thy name, Almighty Lord?
Thy name, Almighty Lord is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, For all Thy Saints, O Lord, One Sweetly Solemn Thought and The Warning.