Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#536

536. God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens

1 God, who stretched the spangled heavens
Infinite in time and place,
Flung the suns in burning radiance
Through the silent fields of space;
We, Your children in Your likeness,
Share inventive powers with You;
Great Creator, still creating,
Show us what we yet may do.

2 We have ventured worlds undreamed of
Since the childhood of our race;
Knowing the ecstasy of winging
Through untraveled realms of space,
Probed the secrets of the atom,
Yielding unimagined power,
Facing us with life’s destruction
Or our most triumphant hour.

3 As each far horizon beckons,
May it challenge us anew:
Children of creative purpose,
Serving others, honoring You.
May our dreams prove rich with promise;
Each endeavor well begun;
Great Creator, give us guidance
Till our goals and Yours are one.

Text Information

• First Line: God, who stretched the spangled heavens
• Title: God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens
• Author: Catherine Cameron (1927- (alt.)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Christan Life: Faith and Trust
• Copyright: Words copyright © 1967 by Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

Tune Information

• Name: HENISEE (Osterman)
• Composer: Eurydice V. Osterman (1950- ) (1984)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
• Incipit: 55765 34321 12176
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Music copyright © 1984 by Eurydice Osterman. Used by permission.

Tune Information:

Alternate tune, HYMN TO JOY, No. 12