Catholic Book of Worship III ‎#464

464. The God Whom Earth and Sea and Sky

1 The God whom earth and sea and sky
Adore and praise and magnify,
Whose might they claim, whose love they tell,
In Mary's body comes to dwell.

2 O Mother blest! the chosen shrine
Wherein the architect divine,
Whose hand contains the earth and sky,
Has come in human form to lie.

3 Blest in the message Gabriel brought;
Blest in the work the Spirit wrought;
Most blest, to bring to human birth
The long desired of all the earth.

4 O Lord, the Virgin-born, to you
Eternal praise and laud are due,
Whom with the Father we adore
And Spirit blest for evermore.

Text Information

• First Line: The God whom earth and sea and sky
• Title: The God Whom Earth and Sea and Sky
• Latin Title: Quem terra, pontus aethera
• Author: Venantius Fortunatus, c.530-690
• Author: John M. Neale, 1818-1866 (alt.)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1994

Tune Information

• Name: EISENACH
• Composer: John H. Schein, 1586-1630
• Meter: LM
• Key: D Major