O Lord, our Lord, how excellent (Hymn 1097)

Verse 1: O Lord, our Lord, how excellent Thy name in all the earth! Let every people, tribe, and tongue Proclaim its boundless worth. Out of the mouth of little ones Thou hast established praise, That Thou may still Thine enemy And swiftly end his days. Verse 2: When we the universe behold, The work of Thy great hand— The moon and stars which Thou ordained By lofty wisdom planned; O what is man that Thou should'st care That Thou should'st mindful be? The son of man Thou visitest In Thine economy. Verse 3: O Jesus Lord, Thou art that man, The One who joined our race, Who put upon Himself the flesh And took a lower place. But now with glory Thou art crowned, With sovereignty complete. Now through Thy Body Thou dost rule With all beneath Thy feet. Verse 4: Thine incarnation, rising too, And Thy transcendency, Thy Lordship, Headship, kingdom full, And Body here we see. By all these steps of work divine Thou hast established praise. With overflowing hearts to Thee Our joyful voice we raise. Verse 5: Oh, soon that blessed day shall come— All tongues these words shall peal! But in the local churches now We have a foretaste real. O Lord, our Lord, how excellent Thy name in all the earth! Let every people, tribe, and tongue Proclaim its boundless worth.