O Worship the King Essay - 839 Words

nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;The hymn â€Å"O Worship the King† the great hymn that is still being used today in churches. Sir Robert Grant was the writer of this hymn. He wrote this hymn to reflect on how great God is and what great things He does for us. God is very worthy to be worship and praised. Sir Robert Grant brings out many areas of God that would cause us to worship Him. This song is taken out of Psalm 104, where the psalmist is showing the greatness of God. This song was written in sometime during Sir Robert Grant’s life. It is in 10:10 meter. The hymn was composed by William Gardiner’s Sacred Melodies in 1815 and was arranged from Johann Michael Haydn. This hymn can be found in most all hymn books. It shows a lot of passion for†¦show more content†¦He also found time to sketch the history of the East India Company. While all this was going on in his life, he still found time to write a famous hymn. One day as he was reading William Kethes translation of Psalm 104 in a 1561 psalm book he decided to write his own version. He wrote what many call the greatest hymn in the English language: â€Å"O Worship the King.† After writing the hymn he went on to take a high position at the East India Company. As time went on people saw of his goodness and asked him to be governor of Bombay. He accepted in 1834 and with this position he was able to put his concerns of social issues in to practice. He built many new roads to a go along with helping the poverty and spiritual condition of the people. He only held this position as governor for four years and died on July 9, 1838 at the age of 59. The people really grew to love him and were very saddened by his death. Sir Jamshedji a well-known Parsi built a medical college and named it in the honor of Sir Robert Grant. It is now the second oldest medical college in India. Composer The composer of â€Å"O Worship the King† was William Gardiner’s Sacred Melodies in 1815 and was arranged from Johann Michael Haydn. Johann Michael Haydn was an Austrian composer, the younger brother of Joseph Haydn. Michael Haydn was born on September 14, 1737 in Rohrau. Like his brother, he was a chorister at St Stephens inShow MoreRelatedThe Sermon Of The Pastor Essay1003 Words   |  5 Pagesheads; O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads; O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts; He is the king of glory. Opening Prayer †¢ Blessed be the Lord of Israel who has kept His promise by allowing us to consecrate today this building/church. 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