The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4841

4841. O God, Creation's Secret Force

1. O God, creation’s secret force,
Thyself unmoved, all motion’s source,
Who from the morn till evening ray
Through all its changes guid’st the day:

2. Grant us, when this short life is past,
The glorious evening that shall last;
That, by a holy death attained,
Eternal glory may be gained.

3. 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: O God, creation's secret force
• Title: O God, Creation's Secret Force
• Latin Title: Rerum Deus tenax vigor
• Author (attributed to): Ambrose of Milan (4th century)
• Translator (from Latin): John M. Neale
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: translation in The Hymnal Noted, 1852
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: ST. VENANTIUS, Rouen church melody

Tune Information

• Name: ALFRETON
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 13423 12723 45232
• Key: G Major
• Source: A Supplement to the New Version of Psalms, by Nahum Tate & Nicholas Brady, 1708
• Copyright: Public Domain