How happy they, O King of kings!

Verse 1
How happy they, O King of kings!
How safe, how truly blest,
Who under thy protecting wings
Both shelter find and rest.

Verse 2
Them wilt thou lead, them wilt thou keep,
And with thine arm uphold:
O blessed shepherd! Blessed sheep
Of Israel’s sacred fold.

Verse 3
Nor does the tender wand’ring lambs
His kindly care disdain;
He knows them better than their dams,
And better does sustain.

Verse 4
Behold his flock from every side
He is assembling still;
And may he all in safety guide
To Sion’s sacred hill.

Verse 5
If thither he will us convey,
Nor our mean vows despise,
Our hearts will[1] on his altars lay
A grateful sacrifice.

Verse 6
To God the Father, and the Son,
And Spirit, One in Three,
As is, and[2] was e’er time begun,
Eternal glory be!

[1] Wesley changed “will” to “we’ll” in 1748.
[2] Wesley corrected the original typo “as” to “and” in 1743.

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: "A Hymn for Charity-Children." Though scholars think this hymn is most likely written by Charles Wesley, there is also a chance it was written by Samuel Wesley Jr. Introduced in A Collection of Psalms and Hymns (1741), published by John Wesley (London: William Strahan, 1741). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 2 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1869), page 18.
Publishing: Public Domain