Glory to God ‎#636

636. Let All the World in Every Corner Sing

Let all the world in every corner sing,
my God and King!

1 The heavens are not too high,
God's praise may thither fly;
the earth is not too low,
God's praises there may grow.
Let all the world in every corner sing,
my God and King!

2 The church with psalms must shout:
no door can keep them out.
But, more than all, the heart
must bear the longest part.
Let all the world in every corner sing,
my God and King!

Text Information

• First Line: Let all the world in every corner sing
• Title: Let All the World in Every Corner Sing
• Author: George Herbert (17th cent., alt.)
• Meter: 10.4.6.6.6.6.10.4
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 44:4
  ;
  Psalm 48:10
  ;
  Psalm 95:2-3
  ;
  Psalm 96:1
  ;
  Psalm 100:4
  ;
  Psalm 148:11-13
  ;
  Psalm 150:6
  ;
  Ephesians 5:19
  ;
  Colossians 3:16
  ;
  James 5:13-20
• Topic: Adoration; The Church; Jesus Christ: Ascension and Reign; Praise

Tune Information

• Name: AUGUSTINE
• Composer: Erik Routley (1964)
• Meter: 10.4.6.6.6.6.10.4
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: © 1976 Hinshaw Music, Inc.

Text Information:

The 20th-century tune used here is among the few to honor the intention of the author, a 17th-century Anglican pastor and poet, to sing the refrain before, between, and after the two stanzas. The mention of “psalms” in the second stanza is a clue that hymns were not yet common.