The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5583

5583. The Perfect World, by Adam Trod

1. The perfect world, by Adam trod,
Was the first temple built by God;
His fiat laid the corner stone,
And heaved its pillars one by one.

2. He hung its starry roof on high,
The broad expanse of azure sky;
He spread its pavement, green and bright,
And curtained it with morning light.

3. The mountains in their places stood,
The sea, the sky; and all was good;
And when its first pure praises rang,
The morning stars together rang.

4. Lord, ’tis not ours to make the sea,
And earth, and sky, a house for Thee;
But in Thy sight our offering stands,
A humbler temple, made with hands.

Text Information

• First Line: The perfect world, by Adam trod
• Title: The Perfect World, by Adam Trod
• Author: Nathaniel P. Willis (1826)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Willis wrote this hymn for the consecration of the Hanover Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts.

Tune Information

• Name: DUKE STREET
• Composer (attributed to): John Hatton (1793)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 13467 17655 55654
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain