PSALM 45:1-2, 6-9
METER: 88 88 88
SUGGESTED TUNE: ST. CATHERINE
This is the same meter as the hymn "Faith of Our Fathers"
1. A goodly theme o'erflows my heart;
I write this song unto the king;
My tongue is ready with a poem
Like the pen of one who writes well.
You are most handsome of all men;
You speak with eloquence and grace.
2. God's blessing rests on you, O king;
God gives your kingdom evermore.
With justice do your rule your own;
You love the right and hate the wrong.
Your God anoints you with the oil
Of gladness o'er all other kings;
3. Your robes are fragrant with perfume,
Aloes and myrrh and cassia.
Musicians with stringed instruments
In iv'ry houses make you glad.
Daughters of rulers grace your court.
The queen's at your right, decked in gold.
Reprinted by permission of the publisher from Supplmentary Volume to Sing the Psalms by Dale A. Schoening. Copyright 1992 Dale A. Schoening.
