A hymn of wonder at God’s majesty and humanity’s exalted place in creation. Looking up at the night sky, the psalmist marvels: “What is man that You are mindful of him?” Yet God has crowned humanity with glory and honor, giving dominion over all creation.
“O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!”
The arrangement moves from intimate lyre passages through building ney-led sections to a triumphant full-band explosion, before stripping back to a tender solo lyre outro.
Lyrics
O Lord, our Lord How majestic is Your name in all the earth O Lord, our Lord How majestic is Your name in all the earth You have set Your glory above the heavens
From the mouths of children and nursing babies You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries To silence the vindictive enemy
When I consider Your heavens The work of Your fingers The moon and the stars Which You have set in place
What is man that You are mindful of him? And the son of man that You care for him? What is man? What is man? That the God of glory should care
Yet You have made them a little lower than the heavenly beings And crowned them with glory and honor You have given them dominion over the works of Your hands You have put all things under their feet
All the sheep and cattle And the wild animals The birds in the sky The fish in the sea And everything that moves through the currents of the seas
All things are Yours All things are Yours O Lord, our Lord
O Lord, our Lord How majestic is Your name in all the earth O Lord, our Lord How majestic is Your name in all the earth How majestic is Your name
O Lord, our Lord How majestic is Your name