Welcome to our hymn sing!

Psalm 143:8 – “Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.”

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For “littles” and “young at heart”

Prayer for thanks:

(Feel free to say each line and have your child repeat
what you say or say it as you pray together.)

Dear God,
Thank you for the world so sweet,
Thank you for the food we eat,
Thank you for the birds that sing,
Thank you God for EVERYTHING.
Amen

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The Jesus Medley 2 (Jesus Loves the Little Children/Jesus Loves Me)

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O Worship the King
1833

I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.”
Psalm 104:33

Hymn Background:

Charles Grant, director of the East India Company, was respected throughout India as one of Britain’s finest statesmen. He was also a deeply committed Christian, an evangelical in the Anglican Church, who used his position in India to encourage missionary expansion there.

In 1778, just as England was reeling from the American Revolution, Charles returned to the British Isles to become a member of Parliament from Inverness, Scotland.

His son Robert, six years old at the time, grew up in a world of power, politics, and privilege. But he also grew up as a devout and dedicated follower of Christ. After attending college in Cambridge, he entered the legal profession. His intelligence and integrity led him to become the King’s Sargent of the Court in Lancaster and entered Parliament in 1818. Among his legislative initiatives was a bill to remove civil restrictions against the Jews.

One day in the early 1830s, as Robert studied Psalm 104, he compared the greatness of the King of kings with the majesty of British royalty. Psalm 104:1 says of God: “O Lord my God, You are very great; You are clothed with honor and majesty.” Verses 2-3 add that God covers Himself “with light as with a garment” and “makes the clouds His chariot.” Verse 5 reminds us that God “laid the foundations of the earth.” All of creation reflects God’s greatness, verse 24 proclaiming, “O Lord, how manifold are Your works!” Verse 31 says, “May the glory of the Lord endure forever.” As these verses filled his heart, Robert created this beautiful hymn.

In 1832, Robert was appointed Judge Advocate General, this hymn was published in 1833, and he was knighted in 1834. Soon after at the age of 50, Sir Robert returned to India, land of his early childhood, to be Governor of Bombay. He died there in 1838. A nearby medical college was built in his honor. But his most lasting memorial is this majestic hymn of praise, calling us to worship the King of kings.

LYRICS:

1. O worship the King, all glorious above, and gratefully sing God’s wonderful love.
Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days, pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise.

2. How great is your might! How steadfast your grace! Your robe is the light; your canopy, space. Your chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form, in majesty riding the wings of the storm.

4. Your bountiful care what tongue can recite? It breathes in the air, it shines in the light.
It streams from the hills, it descends to the plains and sweetly distills in the dew and the rain.

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The Gift of Love