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The World's Creator

Representative Text

1 The praises of the heav’nly King,
No tongue can ever fully sing;
By His commands the world was made,
The caverns of the deep were laid.
He formed the sky,
He holds the world within His hands.
He made the gleaming worlds on high,
That light the pathways of the sky;
His glance can sweep the ocean’s space,
Or search the farthest place,
And unto man by Him was giv’n
The likeness of the King of heav’n.
The praises of the heav’nly King,
No tongue can ever fully sing;
By His commands the world was made,
The caverns of the deep were laid.
He formed the sky,
He holds the world within His hands.

2 So great is God, so good and wise,
His glory fills the earth and skies;
Beneath the strength of His control,
The seasons o’er us swiftly roll.
Though years may pass,
To Him they are as but a day.
He made the gleaming worlds on high,
That light the pathways of the sky;
His glance can sweep the ocean’s space,
Or search the farthest place,
And unto man by Him was giv’n
The likeness of the King of heav’n.
So great is God, so good and wise,
His glory fills the earth and skies;
Beneath the strength of His control,
The seasons o’er us swiftly roll.
Though years may pass,
To Him they are as but a day.

Source: Uplifted Voices: a 20th century hymn book for sunday-schools and devotional meetings #100

Author: Alice Jean Cleator

Alice Jean Cleator, 1871-1926 Born: Cir­ca 1871, An­dre­as, Isle of Man, Eng­land. Died: Cir­ca April 27, 1926, Cleve­land, Ohio. Cleator’s family ev­i­dent­ly em­igrat­ed to Amer­i­ca in the 1870’s. She was liv­ing in Clar­idon, Ohio, in 1880, & Geau­ga Coun­ty, Ohio, in 1900, 1910, & 1920. She taught school in New York Ci­ty, re­tir­ing some time be­fore 1915. --hymntime.com/tch/ Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: The praises of the heavenly King
Title: The World's Creator
Author: Alice Jean Cleator
Language: English
Refrain First Line: He made the gleaming worlds on high
Copyright: Public Domain

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Offering of Praise #d181

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Sing His Praise #66

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The Voice of Praise No. 3 #178

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Uplifted Voices #100

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World-Wide Hosannas #120

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