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Smallwood Medley: Glorify The Lord / You Sure Been Good To Me / All I Have Is Yours / I Love The Lord / How Excellent Is Thy Name (Psalm 8)...
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Aug 9, 2026 updated
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Richard Smallwood's "How Excellent Is Thy Name" is a worship song based on Psalm 8, celebrating the majesty and excellence of God's name. The lyrics repeatedly declare "How excellent is your name" and affirm that there is none like Jesus. The song builds through vocal parts, with tenors, altos, and sopranos proclaiming that every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that He is Lord. It is a reverent and joyful expression of praise, emphasizing God's greatness and sovereignty over all the earth.
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[How Excellent Is Thy Name (Psalm 8):]
[Verse:]
Oh! Lord, how EXCELLENT!
How EXCELLENT!
How EXCELLENT!
How EXCELLENT!
Is your name.
[x2]
[Vamp:]
There is none like you,
None like you,
None like you,
Jesus EXCELLENT is your name.
[x2]
[Chorus: all parts take turns, and then go to reprise until all have sung]
[Tenors:]
In all the earth
[x3]
[Altos:]
In all the earth
[x3]
[Sopranos:]
Every knee shall bow,
And every tongue confess,
That He is Lord
[Reprise: keep singing #1 until Sopranos have sung their chorus, then move to #2]
[1:] Jesus EXCELLENT is your name.
[2:] Jesus EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT
E-E-E-E-XCELLENT
E-E-E-E-XCELLENT
E-E-E-E-E-E-XCELLENT, EXCELLENT!
Is, Is, Is
Ooo, Ooo,
Is, your n-a-a-a-ame.