all glorious above!
O gratefully sing
his power and his love!
Our shield and defender,
the Ancient of Days,
pavilioned in splendor,
and girded with praise.
O tell of his might!
O sing of his grace!
Whose robe is the light,
whose canopy space.
His chariots of wrath
the deep thunderclouds form,
and dark is his path
on the wings of the storm.
The earth, with its store
of wonders untold,
Almighty, thy power
hath founded of old,
hath 'stablished it fast
by a changeless decree,
and round it hath cast,
like a mantle, the sea.
Thy bountiful care,
what tongue can recite?
It breathes in the air;
it shines in the light;
it streams from the hills,
it descends to the plain,
and sweetly distills
in the dew and the rain.
Frail children of dust,
and feeble as frail,
in thee do we trust,
nor find thee to fail;
thy mercies, how tender!
How firm to the end!
Our Maker, Defender,
Redeemer, and Friend!
O measureless Might,
ineffable Love,
while angels delight
to worship thee above,
the humbler creation,
though feeble their lays,
with true adoration
shall all sing thy praise.
He eventually became a lawyer, a commissioner, a member of pariliament, Judge-Advocate General, and Governor of Bombay.
As a member of parliament he fought for the Jewish people, he wanted to remove the civil disabilities of the Jewish people and fought for their emanicipation. Unfortunately, this didn't happen until 20 years after his death. He was a strong supporter of world missions and supported various minority groups. He wrote a history of the East India Company as well (of which his father had been a director).
He was knighted in 1834. As Governor of Bombay he worked to improve the lot of the people around him, one of the ways he did this was by building several roads to aid in commerce. Unexpectedly passing away in 1838.
His hymns were considered to be excellent and were widely accepted, his brother Lord Gleneig published a small volume of his most popular works in a books called "Sacred Poems". This hymn, O Worship the King, remains his most popular work. It is based on Psalm 104. He was inspired to write it after reading William Kethe's translation of Psalm 104 in a 1561 psalm book.