O worship the King all glorious above
And gratefully sing His power and His love
Our Shield and Defender the Ancient of Days
Pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise
O Worship the King 1561
By: William Kethe (?-1594)
Listen to this modern version of this ancient hymn as you prepare to ponder the lyrics. Please make certain to enjoy the video below.
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As we begin our journey through this ancient hymn prepare to get in on the worship. If you are going to issue this call to worship with any authenticity you need to make certain you are engaged in worship. Let’s tune our hearts.
All Glorious Above
Just look up.
What you see will inspire you on so many levels.
- We are infinitely small
- Creation is infinitely large
- This evokes worship from deep within, but Who is the object
- There must be a grand design behind it all, look at the artistry
- There must be a designer, who is also quite an artist
- I will worship the Creator
Looking up has always generated a great deal of awe within my soul. Even before I knew who the object of my worship was, I wanted to offer it. This hymn gives voice to so many of the reasons the Pslamists give for offering our worship to God, yet still we must choose to respond. Will you hold back you praise today or offer it freely?
O worship the King all glorious above
Bless the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, you are very great!
You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
covering yourself with light as with a garment,
stretching out the heavens like a tent. Psalm 104:1-2 ESV
What a fantastic opening to this classic hymn! An admonition to bless the Lord complete with the reasons why. He is the glorious King over all. We look into the skies which tell of His glory and join them in declaring His splendor and majesty. Will you extend the call to worship today?
Our eternal occupation complete with the reason why it will be. There is no one like our King and we must welcome others into the grand procession made up of His worshippers. We must not keep His glory to ourselves. How will you make it known today?
RESONATE!
Take a few moments and ask God to reveal His glory to you. Maybe step outside and look up as you do. Make this your simple prayer today “Father, help me make Your glory known.” Then trust Him to help you live it.
Gratefully Sing
When we begin to have a sense of just our worship our King is our response is offering Him the worship He alone deserves. But maybe you do not see yourself as much of a singer. Please do not let that stop you!
We live in such a performance culture that many Christians are afraid of showing off, or not measuring up. This keeps them from singing sometimes and that is sad. A grateful heart should always be free to express that gratitude, not to mention our King is worthy of an eternity of it.
And gratefully sing His power and His love
I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High. Psalm 7:17 ESV
We sing praise to Him for His work in creation and the way that His work in re-creation brings together His power and His love. With grateful hearts we extol the Lord with our lips and with our lives for none is worthy of our worship but this King, our King! Gratefully sing!
Not only sing, but gratefully sing. He is worthy of such songs because He has put on display a combination of power and love that is unparalleled. He put His power to work on our behalf declaring His love for us on the cross where He defeated death. Hallelujah!
RESONATE!
Take a few moments and consider how you will gratefully sing today. Ponder the cross for a moment and let your gratitude simply well up into a song of praise. Pray a simple prayer like this one, “Jesus, help me sing grateful songs.” Then trust the Spirit to help you practice that every day.
Jesus, thank You all You have done. Your work in creation and re-creation both inspire songs of grateful praise. I will offer them to You as long as I have breath. In Jesus’ name. Amen!
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Video 32.1 Transcript
Welcome to Tuesday Tunings at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s tune our hearts.
O worship the King all glorious above
And gratefully sing His power and His love
Our Shield and Defender the Ancient of Days
Pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise
Our eternal occupation complete with the reason why it will be. There is no one like our King and we must welcome others into the grand procession made up of His worshippers. We must not keep His glory to ourselves. How will you make it known today?
Father, help me make Your glory known.
Not only sing, but gratefully sing. He is worthy of such songs because He has put on display a combination of power and love that is unparalleled. He put His power to work on our behalf declaring His love for us on the cross where He defeated death. Gratefully sing!
Jesus, help me sing grateful songs.
Not only has He redeemed us but He also protects us. This does not mean that we do not suffer or go through painful things for we live in a fallen world. It does remind us that we never do so alone. What do you need shielded from or defended against today?
Spirit, help me rest in Your protection today.
The heavens create a pavilion which puts the glory of our King on display, and the rest of creation declares His praise as well, but are you doing your part? Are you adding your praise to the cacophony of creation or are you mostly silent? Lift your voice in worship today!
Lord, empower my praise.
Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has surfaced in your heart, or just listen to what He is saying to you, then we will sing once more.
Sing
Take the awareness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond. Until next time, Be Resonant.
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