The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12774

12774. O God! Ere Heav'n And Earth Were Planned

1 O God! ere Heav’n and earth were planned,
Adoring silence worshipped Thee;
Now vast the universe doth stand,
The temple of Thy majesty.

2 Its walls are wrought of sapphire bright;
Its countless spires are starry flame:
Suns on the boundless ether write
The sovereign beauty of Thy name.

3 An earthly temple, by Thy grace,
This day we dedicate to Thee;
Deign to make here Thy dwelling place
O Thou that fill’st immensity.

4 Fold us beneath Thy sheltering wings,
As here we worship at Thy shrine;
Ours be the peace Thy presence brings,
The glory and the praise be Thine.

Text Information

• First Line: O God! ere Heav’n and earth were planned
• Title: O God! Ere Heav'n And Earth Were Planned
• Author: Mary O. Page
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home (Boston: New England Universalist Publishing House, 1866)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: LUTON
• Composer: George Burder (1774)
• Meter: LM
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain