Common Praise ‎#18

18. O strength and stay upholding all creation

1 O strength and stay upholding all creation,
who ever dost thyself unmoved abide,
yet day by day the light in due gradation
from hour to hour through all its changes guide;

2 Grant to life's day a calm unclouded ending,
an eve untouched by shadows of decay,
the brightness of a holy death-bed blending
with dawning glories of the eternal day.

3 Hear us, O Father, gracious and forgiving,
through Jesus Christ thy co-eternal Word,
who with the Holy Ghost by all things living
now and to endless ages art adored.

Text Information

• First Line: O strength and stay upholding all creation
• Translator: John Ellerton, 1826-1893
• Translator: F. J. A. Hort, 1828-1892
• Author: St. Ambrose, c. 340-397
• Meter: 11 10 11 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  Hebrews 1:3
  ;
  John 1:1
• Topic: Evening

Tune Information

• Name: STRENGTH AND STAY
• Composer: J. B. Dykes, 1823-1876
• Meter: 11 10 11 10
• Key: D Major