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This is a poem by [[Isaac Watts]], published in ''Horae Lyricae'', 1706, entitled ''Sun, Moon, and Stars, Praise Ye the Lord''. | |||
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1. Fairest of all the lights above, | |||
Thou sun, whose beams adorn the spheres: | |||
And with unwearied swiftness move | |||
To form the circles of our years. | |||
2. Praise the Creator of the skies, | |||
That dressed thine orb in golden rays; | |||
Or may the sun forget to rise, | |||
If he forget his Maker's praise. | |||
3. Thou reigning beauty of the night, | |||
{{ | Fair queen of silence, silver moon, | ||
Whose gentle beams and borrowed light | |||
Are softer rivals of the noon.}} | |||
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4. Arise, and to that sovereign power | |||
Waxing and waning honors pay; | |||
Who bade thee rule the dusky hour, | |||
And half supply the absent day. | |||
5. Ye twinkling stars, who gild the skies | |||
When darkness has its curtains drawn, | |||
Who keep your watch with wakeful eyes, | |||
When business, cares, and day are gone. | |||
6. Proclaim the glories of your Lord, | |||
Dispersed through all the heavenly streets, | |||
Whose boundless treasures can afford | |||
So rich a pavement for his feet.}} | |||
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7. Thou heaven of heavens, supremely bright, | |||
Fair palace of the court divine, | |||
Where, with inimitable light, | |||
The Godhead condescends to shine. | |||
8. Praise thou thy great inhabitant, | |||
Who scatters lovely beams of grace | |||
On every angel, every saint, | |||
Nor veils the luster of his face. | |||
9. O God of glory, God of love, | |||
Thou art the sun that makes our days: | |||
With all thy shining works above, | |||
Let earth and dust attempt thy praise.}} | |||
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==External links == | ==External links == |
Revision as of 00:51, 22 February 2016
General information
This is a poem by Isaac Watts, published in Horae Lyricae, 1706, entitled Sun, Moon, and Stars, Praise Ye the Lord.
Settings by composers
- Oliver Holden — Sun English STB
Text and translations
English text 1. Fairest of all the lights above, |
4. Arise, and to that sovereign power |
7. Thou heaven of heavens, supremely bright, |
External links
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