1    Ascribe to the Lord, you powers of heaven,  ♦

ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

2    Ascribe to the Lord the honour due to his name;  ♦

worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

3    The voice of the Lord is upon the waters;

    the God of glory thunders;  ♦

the Lord is upon the mighty waters.

4    The voice of the Lord is mighty in operation;  ♦

the voice of the Lord is a glorious voice.

5    The voice of the Lord breaks the cedar trees;  ♦

the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon;

6    He makes Lebanon skip like a calf  ♦

and Sirion like a young wild ox.

7    The voice of the Lord splits the flash of lightning;

    the voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness;  ♦

the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.

8  The voice of the Lord makes the oak trees writhe

    and strips the forests bare;  ♦

in his temple all cry, ‘Glory!’

9    The Lord sits enthroned above the water flood;  ♦

the Lord sits enthroned as king for evermore.

10  The Lord shall give strength to his people;  ♦

the Lord shall give his people the blessing of peace.

Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England, material from which is included here,
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