The Summit Choirbook ‎#1

1. Dear Maker of the starry skies

1 Dear Maker of the starry skies,
Light of believers evermore,
Jesu, Redeemer of mankind,
Be near us who thine aid implore.

2 When man was sunk in sin and death,
Lost in the depth of satan's snar,
Love brought thee down to cure our ills
By taking of those ills a share.

3 Thou for the sake of guilty men
Permitting Thy pure blood to flow,
Didst issue from Thy virgin shrine
And to the cross a victim go.

4 So great the glory of Thy might,
If we but chance Thy Name to sound,
At once all heav'n and hell unite
In bending low with awe profound.

5 Great Judge of all, in that last day
When friends shall fail and foes combine,
Be present then with us, we pray,
To guard us with Thine arm divine.

6 To God the Father with the Son
And Holy Spirit, one and three,
be honor, glory, blessing, praise
All through the long eternity.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Dear Maker of the starry skies
• Latin Title: Conditor alme siderum
• Translator: Edward Caswall (1814-1878)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1983
• Topic: Advent
• Source: Latin, 7th century

Tune Information

• Name: CONDITOR ALME SIDERUM
• Harmonizer: DNS
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Mode IV plainsong
• Copyright: Harmony © 1970 DNS