Attend, O Earth, God Doth Declare

Representative Text

1 Attend, O earth! God doth de­clare
His uncon­trolled de­cree;
“Thou art My Son, this day, My heir.
Have I be­got­ten Thee.

2 “Upon My ho­ly Zion’s hill
My King I Thee or­dain;
And though Thy foes dis­pute My will,
Thou shalt for­ev­er reign.

3 “Ask, and re­ceive Thy full de­mands;
Thine shall the hea­then be;
The ut­most lim­it of the lands
Shall be pos­sessed by Thee.

4 "Thy right­eous scept­er Thou shalt sway,
And all Thy foes co­mmand;
Just as the po­tter breaks the clay,
And molds it with his hand."

5 If but in part His an­ger rise,
Who can e­ndure the flame?
Then blest are they whose hope re­lies
On His most ho­ly name.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16888

Author: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Attend, O earth, God doth declare
Title: Attend, O Earth, God Doth Declare
Author: Anonymous
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

RICHMOND (Haweis)

RICHMOND (also known as CHESTERFIELD) is a florid tune originally written by Thomas Haweis (PHH 270) and published in his collection Carmina Christo (1792). Samuel Webbe, Jr., adapted and shortened the tune and published it in his Collection of Psalm Tunes (1808). It was reprinted in 1853 in Webbe's…

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