The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12602

12602. Ruler Of The Dread Immense

1 Ruler of the dread immense!
Maker of this mighty frame!
Whose eternal providence
Governs and upholds the same!

2 Low before Thy face we bend;
Hear our supplicating cries;
And Thy light eternal send,
With the freshly dawning skies.

3 King of kings! and Lord most high !
This of Thy dear love we pray—
May Thy guardian angel nigh
Keep us from all sin this day.

4 May he crush the deadly wiles
Of the envious Serpent’s art,
Ever spreading cunning toils
Round about the thoughtless heart.

5 May he scatter ruthless war,
Ere to this our shore it come;
Plague and famine drive afar;
Fix securely peace at home.

6 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Everlasting Trinity!
Guard, by Thy angelic host,
Us, who put our trust in Thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Ruler of the dread Immense!
• Title: Ruler Of The Dread Immense
• Latin Title: Aeterne rector siderum
• Author: Robert Bellarmine
• Translator: Edward Caswall
• Meter: 77.77
• Language: English
• Source: Roman Breviary, 1632; Tr.: Lyra Catholica, 1849
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: CULBACH
• Composer: Johann Scheffler (1657)
• Meter: 77.77
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain