The Hymnbook ‎#259

259. The Heavens Declare Thy Glory, Lord

1 The heavens declare Thy glory, Lord;
In every star Thy wisdom shines;
But when our eyes behold Thy Word,
We read Thy name in fairer lines.

2 The rolling sun, the changing light,
And nights and days, Thy power confess;
But the blest Volume Thou hast writ
Reveals Thy justice and Thy grace.

3 Sun, moon, and stars convey Thy praise
Round the whole earth, and never stand;
So when Thy truth began its race,
It touched and glanced on every land.

4 Nor shall Thy spreading gospel rest
Till through the world Thy truth has run;
Till Christ has all the nations blest
That see the light, or feel the sun.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: The heavens declare Thy glory, Lord
• Title: The Heavens Declare Thy Glory, Lord
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Psalm 19
  ;
  Psalm 86:9
• Topic: Bible, The; God: Nature, in; Missions; Scriptures, The Holy

Tune Information

• Name: UXBRIDGE
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1830)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E Major