O HEAVENLY King, Look down from above! Assist us to sing Thy mercy and love: So sweetly o’erflowing, So plenteous the store, Thou still art bestowing, And giving us more.
Our Father and Lord, Almighty art Thou; Preserved by Thy Word, We worship Thee now; The bountiful giver Of all we enjoy, Our tongues to Thine honour, And lives we employ.
But O! above all, Thy kindness we praise, From sin and from hell It saves the lost race; Thy Son Thou hast given The world to redeem, And bring us to Heaven Whose trust is in Him.
Of such boundless love We sing and rejoice, With angels above We lift up our voice: Thy love each believer Shall gladly adore, For ever and ever, When time is no more.
Charles Wesley, 1707-88