LYRICS
| Meter: | 8 8 8 8 D (D.L.M.)
| | Writer(s): | Joseph Addison
| | Transl/Adapt: |
| | Dates: | 1712-08-23
| | Bible Refs: | Ps 19:1-6
| A Collection of Hymns (Methodist)
| 1889
| 552
| Anglican Hymn Book 1965
| 1965
| 232
| Baptist Hymn Book
| 1962
| 74
| Baptist Hymnal
| 1956
| 10
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland) 1919
| 1919
| 380
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland) 1960
| 1960
| 356
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland) 2000
| 2000
| 35
| Church Hymnal Revised
| 1920
| 438
| Common Praise (Anglican C. of Canada)
| 1998
| 426
| Hymnal Comp to Book of Common Prayer
| 1890
| 134
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Standard
| 1983
| 103
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Revised
| 1950
| 170
| Hymns and Psalms with SA Sup.
| 1983
| 339
| Hymns for Worship and Celebration
|
| 62
| Hymns Old & New, Complete Anglican Editi
| 2000
| 665
| Hymns Old & New, New Anglican Edition
| 1996
| 493
| Methodist Hymn Book - Hymns
| 1954
| 44
| New English Hymnal
| 1985
| 267
| Oxford Hymn Book
| 1925
| 299
| Songs of Praise
| 1925
| 371
| Songs of Praise, Enlarged Edition
| 1931
| 659
| STELBAP
|
| 937
| The Book of Common Praise - Revised
| 1938
| 602
| The English Hymnal
| 1906
| 297
| The Hymn Book of Angl & Unit Ch Canada
| 1971
| 85
| The Hymnal 1916
| 1916
| 252
| The Hymnal 1940
| 1940
| 309
| The Hymnal 1982
| 1982
| 409
| Trinity Hymnal
| 1961
| 103
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MUSIC
Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary
| 170
| No key
| Hymns for Worship and Celebration
| 62
| Ab
| Baptist Hymnal
| 10
| Ab
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Alternate Tunes
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| 1. The spacious firmament on high,
With all the blue ethereal sky,
And spangled heavens, a shining frame
Their great Original proclaim.
Th’unwearied sun, from day to day,
Does his Creator’s powers display,
And publishes to every land
The work of an Almighty Hand.
2. Soon as the evening shades prevail
The moon takes up the wondrous tale,
And nightly to the listening earth
Repeats the story of her birth;
While all the stars that round her burn
And all the planets in their turn,
Confirm the tidings as they roll,
And spread the truth from pole to pole.
3. What though in solemn silence all
Move round the dark terrestrial ball?
What though no real voice nor sound
Amid the radiant orbs be found?
In reason’s ear they all rejoice,
And utter forth a glorious voice,
Forever singing as they shine,
“The hand that made us is divine.”
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