Charles Hubert Hastings Parry - Hear my words, ye people - текст песни (слова)

Hear my words, ye people
 give ear unto me all ye that have knowledge
 Let us choose to us judgement,
 let us know among ourselves what is good.
 
 Behold, God is mighty,
 and despiseth not any.
 He is mighty in strength and in wisdom.
 Behold He is great, and we know Him not
 Neither can the number of his years be searched out.
 
 The Lord's seat is in heav'n...
 
 Clouds and darkness are round about Him
 Righteousness and judgment are the habitation of His seat
 He decketh himself with light as with a garment
 and spreadeth out the heav'ns like a curtain.
 
 He layeth the beams of His chambers in the waters
 and maketh the clouds His chariots.
 and walketh upon the wings of the wind
 
 He bowed the heav'ns and came down
 and it was dark under His feet.
 He rode on the cherubim and did fly,
 and came flying upon the wings of the wind.
 
 The Lord's seat is in heav'n
 His kingdom ruleth over all
 
 Behold the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him
 and upon them that put their trust in His mercy
 To deliver their soul from death.
 And to feed them in a time of dearth.
 
 Our soul hath patiently tarried for the Lord
 For He is our help, our help and our shield.
 He delivered the poor in his affliction
 the fatherless and him that hath none to help him
 He shall bind up the brokenhearted,
 and proclaim liberty to the captives,
 and comfort to those that mourn.
 
 He shall give them beauty for ashes:
 the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness
 For as the earth bringeth forth a bud,
 and as the garden causeth things that are sown to spring forth,
 so the Lord God will cause righteousness and peace to spring forth before all nations.
 
 The Lord is full of compassion, is full of compassion and mercy,
 He hath not dealt with us after our sins,
 nor rewarded us according to our wickedness;
 For look how high the heav'n is in comparison of the earth
 so great is his mercy also toward them that fear Him.
 Look how wide also the East is from the West
 So far hath He set our sins from us.
 
 O praise ye the Lord
 Praise Him in the height
 Rejoice in His word
 ye angels of light
 Ye heavens adore him
 by whom you were made
 And worship before Him
 In brightness arrayed.
 
 O praise ye the Lord,
 praise Him upon earth
 in tuneful accord
 ye sons of new birth.
 Praise Him who hath brought you
 His grace from above,
 praise Him who hath taught you
 to sing of his Love.
 
 O praise ye the Lord!
 Thanksgiving and song
 to Him be outpoured
 all ages along;
 For love is creation
  from heaven restored;
 For grace of salvation,
 O praise ye the Lord! Amen