Hymnals of the Stone-Campbell Movement

Enos E. Dowling Hymnal Collection

Hymn: There seems a voice in every gale (FL)

Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book

Date: 1865

Compiler: Alexander Campbell

Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern

First Line: There seems a voice in every gale

Topic: God/In Creation

Writer: <no first name given> Opie

Composer:

Meter: LM

Tune:

Hymn Number: 48

Page Number: 031, click to see hymnal pages

Lyics

There seems a voice in every gale,

A tongue in every opening flower,

Which tells, O Lord! the wondrous tale

Of thy indulgence, love, and power.



The birds that rise on soaring wing

Appear to hymn their Maker's praise,

And all the mingling sounds of spring

To thee a general paean raise.



And shall my voice, great God, along

Be mute 'midst nature's loud acclaim?

No; let my heart with answering tone

Breathe forth in praise thy holy name.



And nature's debt is small to mine;

Thou bad'st her being bounded be,

But -- matchless proof of love divine --

Thou gav'st immortal life to me.