Hymn 20

1HOLY and reverend is the name
Of our eternal King ;
Thrice holy Lord ! the angels cry ;
Thrice holy ! let us sing.

2The deepest reverence of the mind,
Pay, O my soul ! to God ;
Lift with thy hands a holy heart
To his sublime abode.

3With sacred awe pronounce his name
Whom words nor thoughts can reach ;
A broken heart shall please him more
Than the best forms of speech.

4Thou holy God ! preserve our souls
From all pollution free ;
The pure in heart are thy delight,
And they thy face shall see.