The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1340

1340. Earth's Mighty Maker, Whose Command

1. Earth217;s mighty Maker, whose command
Raised from the sea the solid land,
And drove each billowy heap away,
And bade the earth stand firm for aye:

2. That so, with flowers of golden hue,
The seeds of each it might renew;
And fruit trees bearing fruit might yield212;
And pleasant pasture of the field;

3. Our spirit217;s rankling wounds efface
With dewy freshness of Thy grace:
That grief may cleanse each deed of ill,
And o217;er each lust may triumph still.

4. Let every soul Thy law obey,
And keep from every evil way;
Rejoice each promised good to win
And flee from every mortal sin.

5. O Father, that we ask be done,
Through Jesus Christ, Thine only Son;
Who, with the Holy Ghost and Thee,
Doth live and reign eternally.

Text Information

• First Line: Earth's mighty Maker, whose command
• Title: Earth's Mighty Maker, Whose Command
• Latin Title: Telluris ingens Conditor
• Author: Anonymous (7th Century)
• Translator: Anonymous
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: 7th Century Latin
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ILLSLEY
• Composer: John Bishop, 1665-1737 (ca. 1710)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 11512 34321 11512
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain