CPWI Hymnal ‎#751

751. 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
• Latin Title: Quem terra, pontus, aethera
• Author: Venantius Fortunatus, 530-600
• Translator: John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 (alt.)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Scripture:
  Luke 1:28
• Topic: Saints' and Other Holy Days: The Blessed Virgin Mary

Tune Information

• Name: PUER NOBIS NASCITUR
• Adapter: Michael Praetorius, 1571-1621
• Harmonizer: George Ratcliffe Woodward, 1848-1934
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: D Major
• Source: Trier Ms, 1571-1621