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The heavenly spheres to thee, O God,
Attune their evening hymn;
All wise, all holy, thou art praised
In song of seraphim!
Unnumbered systems, suns and worlds
Unite to worship thee,
While thy majestic greatness fills
Space, time, eternity.
Nature,�a temple worthy thee,
That beams with light and love:
Whose flowers so sweetly bloom below,
Whose stars rejoice above,
Whose altars are the mountain cliffs
That rise along the shore;
Whose anthems, the sublime accord
Of storm and ocean roar.
Her song of gratitude is sung
By spring�s awakening hours;
Her summer offers at thy shrine
Its earliest, loveliest flowers;
Her autumn brings its ripened fruits
In glorious luxury given;
While winter�s silver heights reflect
Thy brightness back to heaven.
On all thou smil�st, and what is man
Before thy presence, God?
A breath but yesterday inspired,
To-morrow but a clod.
The clod shall mingle in the vale,
But, kindled, Lord, by thee,
The spirit to thy arms shall spring,
To life, to liberty.
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8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.)
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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ST. MATTHEW
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8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.)
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| # 277 | Bb | | # 637 | Bb | | # 174 | Bb | | # 397 | Bb | | # 824 | Bb | | # 53 | C | | # 919 | C | | # 357 | C | | # 369 | C | | # 390.1 | No key |
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