X is for the Excellent Name
Of Jehovah God, whose glorious fame
Has spread throughout the world abroad
In creative splendor and glori’ous awe.
Above the heav’ns this name extends;
To farthest earth it knows no ends.
God’s excellent power, judgment, and might--
To all are revealed in this name of delight.
More glorious that name than mountains fair;
More excellent than the springtime air;
Our God alone above all excels
And from bless’d redeemed ones, His praises can swell.
Although this name's blasphemed by God’s enemies
And taken in vain so frequently,
Exalting glory, God’s children show forth
The praise of this name throughout all the earth.
This excellent name over angels ascends;
This name shall endure far longer than men;
Live now, then, exalting the glorified One
Whose excellence shows forth in all He has done!
Taken in Wales, 2017
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