The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook ‎#R24a

R24a. Ye heav'ns, send forth your song of praise!

1 Ye heav’ns send forth your song of praise!
earth, raise your voice below!
Let hills and mountains join the hymn,
and joy through nature flow.
2 Behold how gracious is our God!
hear the consoling strains,
in which he cheers our drooping hearts,
and mitigates our pains.

3 Cease ye, when days of darkness come,
in sad dismay to mourn,
as if the Lord could leave his saints
forsaken or forlorn.
4 Can the fond mother e’er forget
the infant whom she bore?
and can its plaintive cries be heard,
nor move compassion more?

5 She may forget: nature may fail
a parent’s heart to move;
But Sion on my heart shall dwell
in everlasting love.
6 Full in my sight, upon my hands
I have engrav'd her name:
my hands shall build her ruin'd walls,
and raise her broken frame.

Text Information

• First Line: Ye heav'ns, send forth your song of praise!
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2004
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 49:13-17
• Notes: May sing to WETHERBY (#134)

Tune Information

• Name: ST LAWRENCE
• Composer: Robert Archibald Smith, 1780-1829
• Meter: CM
• Key: E♭ Major