Divine hymns Upon the Nativity, Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension, of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, &c. Written By the late Reverend and Learned Dr. Henry More ... At the Request of a Person of Quality |
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AN HYMN Upon the Creation of the World.
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AN HYMN Upon the Creation of the World.
When God the First Foundations laid
Of the well-framed Universe,
And through the darksome Chaos ray'd,
The Angels did his Praise rehearse.
Of the well-framed Universe,
And through the darksome Chaos ray'd,
The Angels did his Praise rehearse.
The Sons of God then sweetly sung,
At first appearance of his Light,
When the Creation Morning sprung
To deck the World with Beauty bright.
At first appearance of his Light,
When the Creation Morning sprung
To deck the World with Beauty bright.
Within six Days he finish'd all
Whatere Heaven, Earth, or Sea contain,
And sanctify'd the Seventh withall,
To celebrate his Holy Name.
Whatere Heaven, Earth, or Sea contain,
And sanctify'd the Seventh withall,
To celebrate his Holy Name.
Then with the Sons of God let's sing
Our bountiful Creator's Praise,
Who out of nothing all did bring,
And by his Word the World did raise.
Our bountiful Creator's Praise,
Who out of nothing all did bring,
And by his Word the World did raise.
O Holy God, how wonderful
Art thou in all thy Works of might,
Astonishing our senses dull
With what thou daily bring'st in sight!
Art thou in all thy Works of might,
Astonishing our senses dull
With what thou daily bring'st in sight!
The fit Returns of Night and Day,
The grateful Seasons of the Year,
Which constantly Man's pains repay
With wholesome Fruit his Heart to chear?
The grateful Seasons of the Year,
Which constantly Man's pains repay
With wholesome Fruit his Heart to chear?
The shape and number of the Stars,
The Moon's set course thou dost define,
And Matter's wild distracting Jars
Composest by thy Word Divine.
The Moon's set course thou dost define,
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Composest by thy Word Divine.
The Parts of th'Earth thou holdest close
Together by this sweet Constraint:
Thou round'st the Drops that do disclose
The Rainbow in his glorious Paint.
Together by this sweet Constraint:
Thou round'st the Drops that do disclose
The Rainbow in his glorious Paint.
Thy Clouds drop fatness on the Earth,
Thou mak'st the Grass and Flow'rs to spring:
Thou cloth'st the woods, wherein with mirth
The chearful Birds do sit and sing.
Thou mak'st the Grass and Flow'rs to spring:
Thou cloth'st the woods, wherein with mirth
The chearful Birds do sit and sing.
Thou fill'st the Fields with Beasts and Sheep,
Thy Rivers run along the Plains:
With scaly Fish thou stor'st the Deep,
Thy Bounty all the World maintains.
Thy Rivers run along the Plains:
With scaly Fish thou stor'st the Deep,
Thy Bounty all the World maintains.
All these and all things else th'hast made
Subject to Man by thy Decree;
That thou by Man might'st be obey'd,
As duly subject unto thee.
Subject to Man by thy Decree;
That thou by Man might'st be obey'd,
As duly subject unto thee.
Wherefore, O Lord, in us create
Clean Hearts, and a right Spirit renew:
That we regaining that just state
May ever pay thee what is due.
Clean Hearts, and a right Spirit renew:
That we regaining that just state
May ever pay thee what is due.
That as we wholly from thee are,
Both Gifts of Mind and Body's Frame;
So by them both we may declare
The Glory of thy Holy Name.
Both Gifts of Mind and Body's Frame;
So by them both we may declare
The Glory of thy Holy Name.
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