Now to the Lord a noble song
General information
'Now to the Lord a noble song' is a hymn by Isaac Watts, published as Hymn 47 in Book 2 of his Hymns and Spiritual Songs.
Settings by composers (automated)
- Daniel Belknap — Stoneham English SATB
- Thomas Clark — Now to the Lord a noble song (Mersham) English SATB
- Thomas Clark — Now to the Lord a noble song (Ramsgate) English SATB
- A. Jenkins — Now to the Lord a noble song English SATB
- Timothy Swan — Appleton English STB
Text and translations
English text
1 Now to the Lord a noble song!
Awake, my soul; awake my tongue;
Hosanna to th'eternal name,
And all his boundless love proclaim.
2 See where it shines in Jesus' face,
The brightest image of his grace;
God, in the person of his Son,
Has all his mightiest works outdone.
3 The spacious earth, and spreading flood,
Proclaim the wise and pow'rful God,
And thy rich glories from afar
Sparkle in ev'ry rolling star.
4 But in his looks a glory stands,
The noblest labour of thine hands:
The pleasing lustre of his eyes
Outshines the wonders of the skies.
5 Grace! 'tis a sweet, a charming theme;
My thoughts rejoice at Jesus' name!
Ye angels dwell upon the sound;
Ye heav'ns reflect it to the ground!
6 Oh, may I live to reach the place
Where he unveils his lovely face!
Where all his beauties you behold,
And sing his name to harps of gold!
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