American Student Hymnal #d302
Display Title: The great worship First Line: The harp at nature's advent strung Author: John G. Whittier; John Greenleaf Whittier Date: 1928
American Student Hymnal #d302
1 The harp at Nature’s advent strung has never ceased to play;
the song the stars of morning sung
has never died away.
2 The prayer is made, and praise is given,
by all things near and far;
the ocean looketh up to heaven
and mirrors every star.
3 The green earth sends sweet incense up
from many mountain shrines;
from folded leaf and dewy cup
now pours the sacred wine.
4 The blue sky is the temple’s arch,
its transept, earth and air;
the music of its starry march,
the chorus of a prayer.
5 So nature keeps the reverent frame
with which all years begin;
and nature’s signs and voices shame
the prayerless heart within.
Source: Singing the Living Tradition #75
First Line: | The harp at nature's advent strung |
Title: | The Great Worship |
Author: | John Greenleaf Whittier |
Meter: | 8.6.8.6 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |