When heaven, thy beauteous work on high

When heaven, thy beauteous work on high

Published in 2 hymnals

Representative Text

1 When Heav'n, thy beauteous work on high,
Employs my wond'ring sight;
The moon, that nightly rules the sky,
With Stars of feebler light;

2 What's man, say I, that, Lord, thou lov'st
To keep him in thy mind?
Or what his offspring, that thou prov'st
To them so wond'rous kind?

3 Him next inp thou did'st create
To thy celestial train;
Ordain'd with dignity and state,
O'er all thy works to reign.

4 O thou, to whom all creatures bow
Within this earthly frame,
Through all the world how great art thou!
How glorious is thy name!

Source: A Selection of Psalms with occasional hymns (Charleston hymnal) #P.II

Text Information

First Line: When heaven, thy beauteous work on high
Source: Tate and Brady's New Version, 1696, 1698, from Psalm 8 "O thou to whom all creatures bow"
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Selection of Psalms with occasional hymns (Charleston hymnal) #P.II

Psalms in Metre and Hymns Selected for the Use of the Parish Church of Boston #d132

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