"I beheld till the thrones were cast down and Attiq Yomin
(the Ancient of Days) did sit."
(Daniel 7:9)
*Ancient of Days
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Ancient of Days, Who sittest throned in glory,
To Thee all knees are bent, all voice pray;
Thy love has blessed
The wide world's wondrous story
With light and life since Eden's dawning day.
O Holy Father, Who hadst led Thy children
In all the ages, with the fire and cloud,
Through seas dry shod,
Through weary wastes bewildering;
To Thee, in reverent love, our hearts are bowed.
O Holy Jesus, Prince of Peace and Savior,
To Thee we owe the peace that still prevails,
Stilling the rude
Wills of men's wild behavior,
And calming passion's fierce and stormy gales.
O Holy Ghost, the Lord and Lifegiver,
Thine is the quickening power that gives increase;
From Thee have flowed,
As from a pleasant river,
Our plenty, wealth, prosperity, and peace.
O Triune God, with heart and voice adoring,
Praise we the goodness that doth crown our days;
Pray we that Thou
Wilt hear us, still imploring
Thy love and favor kept to us always.
"Ancient of Days"
(1886)
William Croswell Doane
(1832-1913)
American Episcopal clergyman
and hymn writer
* Ancient of Days is an Aramaic name for God that is found in the Book of Daniel.
It points to God's eternal nature while describing Him in terms of a human elder.
But He is no mere human. He has the throne of a king, receives the Son of Man,
and passes judgment in favor of the saints. In the Book of Revelation, Jesus
(Yeshua) the Son of Man, is Himself described in the same way as the
Ancient of Days was in Daniel.
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