Hymnal Supplement 1991 ‎#789

789. O God, Creation's Secret Force

1 O God, creation’s secret force,
Yourself unmoved, all motion’s source,
You, from the morn till evening's ray,
Through all its changes guide the day:

2 Grant us, when this short life is past,
The glorious evening that shall last;
That, by a holy death attained,
Eternal glory may be gained.

3 Almighty Father, hear our cry
Through Jesus Christ, our Lord Most High,
Whom with the Spirit we adore
For ever and for evermore.

Text Information

• First Line: O God, creation's secret force
• Title: O God, Creation's Secret Force
• Author: Ambrose of Milan, 340-397
• Translator: John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 (alt. )
• Author (st. 3): James Waring McCrady, b. 1938
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1991
• Topic: Burial; Christian Hope; Death; Eternal Life; Evening; Prayer

Tune Information

• Name: O HEILAND REISS
• Meter: LM
• Key: d minor
• Source: Melody: Rheinfelsisches Deutsches Catholisches Gesangbuch, 1666; Harm.: Orgelbuch zum Gesangbuch der Evangelisch Reformierten Kirchen der Deutschprachigen Schwiez, 1926