Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: Behold the lofty sky
Topic: Praise
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: SM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 174
Page Number: 198, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsBehold the lofty sky
Declares its maker God;
And all the starry works on high
Proclaim his power abroad.
The darkness and the light
Still keep their course the same,
While night to day, and day to night,
Divinely teach his name.
In every different land,
Their general voice is known,
They show the wonders of his hand,
And orders of his throne.
Ye Christian lands, rejoice,
Here he reveals his word,
We are not left to nature's voice,
To bid us know the Lord.
His statutes and commands
Are set before our eyes,
He puts his gospel in our hands,
Where our salvation lies.
His laws are just and pure,
His truth without deceit,
His promises forever sure,
And his rewards are great.
Not honey to the taste
Affords so much delight,
Nor gold, that has the furnace pass'd,
So much allures the sight.
While of thy works I sing,
Thy glory to proclaim,
Accept the praise, my God, my King,
In my Redeemer's name.