
Church Book #32
Display Title: Maker of earth, to Thee alone First Line: Maker of earth, to Thee alone Author: John Mason Neale Date: 1868
Church Book #32
1 Maker of earth, to thee alone
Perpetual rest belongs;
And those bright choirs around thy throne
May pour their endless songs.
2 But we--ah, holy now no more!
Are doomed to toil and pain;
Yet exiles on an alien shore
May sing their country’s strain.
3 Father, whose promise binds thee still
To heal the suppliant throng,
Grant us to mourn the deeds of ill
That banish us so long;
4 And, while we mourn, in faith to rest
Upon thy love and care,
Till thou restore us with the blest
The song of heaven to share.
5 O God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Holy Ghost,
To thee be praise, great Three in One,
From thy created host. Amen.
Source: The New English Hymnal #71
First Line: | Maker of earth to Thee alone |
Latin Title: | Te laeta, mundi Conditor |
Author: | Charles Coffin |
Translator: | J. M. Neale |
Meter: | 8.6.8.6 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |