A Selection of Psalms with occasional hymns (Charleston hymnal) ‎#P.II

P.II. When Heav'n, thy beauteous work on high

1 When Heav'n, thy beauteous work on high,
Employs my wond'ring sight;
The moon, that nightly rules the sky,
With Stars of feebler light;

2 What's man, say I, that, Lord, thou lov'st
To keep him in thy mind?
Or what his offspring, that thou prov'st
To them so wond'rous kind?

3 Him next inp thou did'st create
To thy celestial train;
Ordain'd with dignity and state,
O'er all thy works to reign.

4 O thou, to whom all creatures bow
Within this earthly frame,
Through all the world how great art thou!
How glorious is thy name!

Text Information

• First Line: When Heav'n, thy beauteous work on high
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Psalm 8:3-6
  ;
  Psalm 8:9
• Notes: Public Domain.

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