Desiring
to
praise
worthily
.
From
the
German
.
I.
MONARCH
of
All
,
with
lowly
Fear
To
whom
Heaven's
Host
their
Voices
raise
,
Even
Earth
and
Dust
thy
Bounties
share
:
Let
Earth
and
Dust
attempt
thy
Praise
.
II
.
Before
thy
Face
,
O
LORD
most
High
,
Sinks
all
created
Glory
down
:
Yet
be
not
wroth
with
me
,
that
I
Vile
Worm
,
draw
near
thy
awful
Throne
.
III
.
Of
all
Thou
the
Beginning
art
,
Of
all
things
Thou
alone
the
End
:
On
Thee
still
fix
my
stedfast
Heart
;
To
Thee
let
all
my
Actions
tend
.
IV
.
Thou
,
LORD
,
art
Light
:
Thy
Native
Ray
No
Shade
,
no
Variation
knows
—
On
my
Dark
Soul
(
Ye
Clouds
away
)
The
Brightness
of
thy
Face
disclose
.
V.
Thou
,
LORD
,
art
Love
:
from
Thee
pure
Love
Flows
forth
in
unexhausted
Streams
;
Let
me
its
quickning
Influence
prove
,
Fill
my
whole
Heart
with
Sacred
Flames
.
VI
.
Thou
,
LORD
,
art
Good
,
and
Thou
alone
:
With
eager
Hope
,
with
warm
Desire
,
Thee
may
I
still
my
Portion
own
,
To
Thee
in
every
Thought
aspire
.
VII
.
So
shall
my
every
Power
to
Thee
In
Love
,
Thanks
,
Praise
incessant
rise
,
Yea
my
whole
Soul
and
Flesh
shall
be
One
Holy
,
Living
Sacrifice
.
VIII
.
LORD
GOD
of
Armies
,
ceaseless
Praise
In
Heaven
thy
Throne
to
Thee
is
given
,
Here
as
in
Heaven
thy
Name
we
raise
,
For
where
thy
Presence
Shines
,
is
Heaven
.