371. Praise to God who reigns above

Praise to God who reigns above,

Binding earth and heaven in love;

All the armies of the sky

Worship His dread sovereignty.

Seraphim His praises sing,

Cherubim on fourfold wing,

Thrones, Dominions, Princes, Powers,

Ranks of Might that never cowers.

Angel-hosts His word fulfil,

Ruling nature by His will:

Round His throne Archangels pour

Songs of praise for evermore.

Yet on man they joy to wait,

All that bright celestial state,

For true Man their Lord they see,

Christ, the Incarnate Deity.

On the throne our Lord who died

Sits in manhood glorified,

Where His people faint below,

Angels count it joy to go.

O the depths of joy divine

Thrilling through those orders nine,

When the lost are found again,

When the banished come to reign.

Now in faith, in hope, in love,

We will join the choirs above,

Praising, with the heavenly host,

Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.