Common Praise ‎#243

243. The God whom earth and sea and sky

1 The God whom earth and sea and sky
adore and laud and magnify,
whose might they own, whose praise they tell,
in Mary's body deigned to dwell.

2 O Mother blest, the chosen shrine
wherein the Architect divine,
whose hand contains the earth and sky,
vouchsafed in hidden guise to lie:

3 Blest in the message Gabriel brought;
blest in the work the Spirit wrought;
most blest, to bring to human birth
the long-desired of all the earth.

4 O Lord, the Virgin-born, to thee
eternal praise and glory be,
whom with the Father we adore
and Holy Ghost for evermore.

Text Information

• First Line: The God whom earth and sea and sky
• Author: Venantius Fortunatus, 530-600
• Translator: J. M. Neale, 1818-1866
• Meter: Lm
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  Galatians 4:4
  ;
  Luke 1:26-38
  ;
  Luke 1:48
• Topic: Blessed Virgin Mary

Tune Information

• Name: PUER NOBIS NASCITUR
• Adapter: Michael Praetorius, 1571-1621
• Harmonizer: G. R. Woodward, 1848-1934
• Meter: Lm
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Harmony © Canterbury Press