A New Selection of Hymns; designed for the use of conference meetings, private circles, and congregations, as a supplement to Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns ‎#52

52. To God the universal king

1 To God the universal king
Let all mankind their tribute bring;
All that have breath your voices raise,
In songs of never-ceasing praise.

2 The spacious earth on which we tread,
And wider heavens stretch'd o'er our head,
A large and solemn temple frame,
To celebrate its Builder's fame.

3 Here the bright sun that rules the day,
As thro' the sky he makes his way,
To all the world proclaims aloud
The boundless sov'reignty of GOD.

4 When from his courts the sun retires,
And with the day his voice expires,
The moon and stars adopt the song,
And thro' the night the praise prolong.

5 The list'ning earth with rapture hears
Th' harmonious music of the spheres;
And all her tribes the notes repeat,
That GOD is wise, and good, and great.

6 But man endow'd with nobler pow'rs,
His GOD in nobler strains adores:
His is the gift to know the song,
As well as sing with tuneful tongue.

Text Information

• First Line: To God the universal king
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1812

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