{"id":1651,"date":"2019-11-12T06:15:32","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T11:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kenpulsmusic.com\/blog\/?p=1651"},"modified":"2019-11-09T23:09:12","modified_gmt":"2019-11-10T04:09:12","slug":"wondrous-king-all-glorious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenpulsmusic.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/wondrous-king-all-glorious\/","title":{"rendered":"Wondrous King All-Glorious"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Mountain<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Wondrous King, all glorious,
Sovereign Lord victorious,
O, receive our praise with favor!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

These words begin a glorious hymn of praise composed by the German Reformed hymn-writer Joachim Neander (1650\u20131680). According to John Julian\u2019s Dictionary of Hymnology<\/em>, the hymn was based on Psalm 150:6, and intended for \u201cThanksgiving\u201d with the original title: \u201cInciting oneself to the Praise of God.\u201d It was published in 1680 (the year of Neander\u2019s death) in a collection with other hymns that he had written, including \u201cPraise to the Lord, the Almighty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neander composed both the tune and the text for \u201cWondrous King All-Glorious.\u201d The first 16 measures of the tune are based on an often-used chord progression of his day. It is the same chord progression that Johann Pachelbel also adapted and made famous in his \u201cCanon in D.\u201d Pachelbel\u2019s Canon was written sometime in the 1680s, near the time Neander\u2019s tune was composed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wondrous King, All-Glorious<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord!
(Psalm 150:6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wondrous King, all glorious,
Sovereign Lord victorious,
O, receive our praise with favor!
From thee welled God’s kindness
Though we in our blindness
Strayed from Thee, our blessed Savior.
Strengthen Thou,
Help us now;
Let our tongues be singing,
Thee our praises bringing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heavens, spread the story
Of our Maker’s glory,
All the pomp of earth obscuring.
Sun, thy rays be sending,
Thy bright beams expending,
Light to all the earth assuring.
Moon and star,
Praise afar
Him who glorious made you;
The vast heavens aid you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O my soul, rejoicing,
Sing, thy praises voicing,
Sing, with hymns of faith adore Him!
All who here have being,
Shout, your voices freeing,
Bow down in the dust before Him.
He is God
Sabaoth;
Praise alone the Savior,
Here and there forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hallelujahs render
To the Lord most tender,
Ye who know and love the Savior.
Hallelujahs sing ye,
Ye redeemed, O, bring ye
Hearts that yield Him glad behavior.
Blest are ye
Endlessly;
Sinless there forever,
Ye shall laud Him ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201cWondrous King, All-Glorious\u201d\u00a0
Words and Music by Joachim Neander, 1680
Translated by William J. Schaefer, 1938
Tune: WUNDERBARER K\u00d6NIG (6.6.8.6.6.8.3.3.6.6.)
\u00a9Public Domain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download free sheet music<\/a> (PDF) for this hymn, including guitar chord charts, an arrangement of the hymn tune WUNDERBARER K\u00d6NIG for classical guitar, and an arrangement for the tune for instrumental ensemble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More Hymns from History<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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