Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal Revised
Date: 1882
Compiler: A I Hobbs et al
Publisher/Printer: Christian Publishing Co
First Line: The heav'ns declare Thy glory Lord
Topic: God/Creator
Writer: Isaac Watts
Composer: Lowell Mason
Meter: LM
Tune: Uxbridge
Hymn Number: 7
Page Number: 009, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsTHE heav'ns declare Thy glory, Lord,
In every star Thy wisdom shines;
But when our eyes behold Thy word,
We read Thy name in fairer lines.
The rolling sun, the changing light,
And nights and days, Thy pow'r confess;
But the blest volume Thou hast writ,
Reveals Thy justice and Thy grace.
Sun, moon, and stars, convey Thy praise
Round the whole earth, and never stand;
So when Thy truth began its race,
It touch'd and glanced on every land.
Nor shall Thy spreading gospel rest
Till thro' the world Thy truth has run;
Till Christ has all the nations blest
That see the light or feel the sun.
Great Sun of righteousness! arise;
Bless the dark world with heav'nly light:
Thy Gospel makes the simple wise;
Thy laws are pure, Thy judgment right.
Thy noblest wonders here we view
In souls renew'd and sins forgiv'n;
Lord! cleanse my sins, my soul renew,
And make Thy word my guide to heav'n.