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Great is the Lord
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Great is the Lord

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Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised.
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. Psalms 145:3

The Lord is Master of everything and everything is subject to Him.
John 13:13  Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
14  If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
15  For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
16  Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
¶Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Romans 13:1

Thus sayeth the Lord, My Ways are as far above your ways as the heavens are above the earth.
Isaiah 55:8  For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
9  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Yet He did humble Himself and came into the world clothed in the form of a little baby in a manger born of parents of lowly estate.
Luke 2:10  And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11  For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12  And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13  And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14  Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

He made no reputation for Himself, but was humble and meek.
Matthew 11:28  Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29  Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

He chose as His disciples from among the lowliest of men and they went around like vagabonds preaching the Heavenly Message to the poor and the weak.
Matthew 4:18  ¶And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
19  And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
20  And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.
21  And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
22  And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.

Yet He is Lord and greatly to be praised.
For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods. 1 Chronicles 16:25