The Lord Is King, the Lord Was King, the Lord Shall Be King for Ever and Ever 69
Thy people in passionate worship cry
One to another the Lord is King.
In awe of the marvels beneath the sky
Each explains that the Lord was King.
One sound from Thy pastures ascends on high:
The chant that the Lord shall be King for ever.
The Lord is King, the Lord was King,
the Lord shall be King for ever and ever.
The universe throbs with Thy pauseless praise,
Chorus eternal, the Lord is King.
Thy glory is cried from the dawn of days,
Worshippers calling the Lord was King.
And ever the Saints who shall witness Thy ways
Shall cry that the Lord shall be King for ever.
The Lord is King, the Lord was King,
the Lord shall be King for ever and ever.
ELEAZAR KALIR, 8th cent.
(Trans. I. Zangwill.)