Featured Hymn for April 30: "From All That Dwell Below the Skies"

Most of us have, at some point, made or seen the paper cut-outs of a long chain of people, connected by hands and feet. Or we’ve seen images of a globe with a circle of people from around the world surrounding it, hands grasped in equality and love. This image is evoked once more in the words of Isaac Watts’ hymn, "From All That Dwell Below the Skies". It is a beautiful thing to imagine a whole world of people, stretching across deserts, over mountains, deep in a forest, sitting on ships in the ocean, and lining the streets of a city. It’s even more powerful to envision them with hands joined together and a song of praise on their lips. What is most astonishing is that this vision, more beautiful and powerful than we could ever imagine, will be fully realized. Every voice will be lifted in a cry of praise to our Redeemer. And until that day, though some voices are silent, we know that the whole earth resounds with a song that could only be sung in love of the Creator.

View worship notes, composer biographies, historical information and more about this featured hymn at Hymnary.org.