Worship (3rd ed.) ‎#405

405. 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 lays 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. 530-609
• Translator: John M. Neale, 1818-1866 (alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Scripture:
  Malachi 3:1
• Topic: Mary Mother of God; Advent; Christmas Season; Mary, Mother of God; The Annunciation of the Lord (March 25); Incarnation

Tune Information

• Name: EISENACH
• Composer (attributed to): John H. Schein, 1586-1630
• Harmonizer: J. S. Bach, 1685-1750
• Meter: LM
• Key: D Major