Servants of God, in Joyful Lays

Servants of God, in joyful lays,
Sing ye the Lord Jehovah’s praise;
His glorious Name let all adore,
From age to age, forevermore.

Blest be that Name, supremely blest,
From the sun’s rising to its rest;
Above the heav’ns His pow’r is known,
Through all the earth His goodness shown.

Who is like God? so great, so high,
He bows Himself to view the sky;
And yet, with condescending grace,
Looks down upon the human race.

He hears the uncomplaining moan
Of those who sit and weep alone;
He lifts the mourner from the dust;
In Him the poor may safely trust.

O then, aloud, in joyful lays,
Sing to the Lord Jehovah’s praise;
His saving Name let all adore,
From age to age, forevermore.

Author: James Montgomery

Year: 1822

This is a metrical version of Psalm 113. James Montgomery published it in his Christian Psalmist (1825) and it also appeared in his Songs of Zion (1822). Some hymnals attribute it to 'Montgomery' or list it as anonymous, but the style and historical sources point to Montgomery.