Psalm 8:1 O LORD, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth!
Your glory is higher than the heavens.
2 You have taught children and infants
to tell of your strength,
silencing your enemies
and all who oppose you.
3 When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers —
the moon and the stars you set in place —
4 what are mere mortals that you should think about them,
human beings that you should care for them?
5 Yet you made them only a little lower than God
and crowned them with glory and honor.
6 You gave them charge of everything you made,
putting all things under their authority —
7 the flocks and the herds
and all the wild animals,
8 the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea,
and everything that swims the ocean currents.
9 O LORD, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth!
In the early '80's, Tom Fettke wrote a choir anthem based on this psalm, called "The Majesty & Glory of Your Name". Tom is hardly a household word anymore, so there's no reason for you to know him or of him. It is a remarkable work, & for my money, probably one of the top 5 anthems of the 20th century. (btw, for those of you who don't know, I was a Methodist music minister for 27 years)
It had a HUGE impact on the traditional church, especially during the '80's. The choirs I led sang it at least once a year.
A by-product of this anthem is that I memorized this psalm. It has such sweep, just majesty, as such incredible truth.
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