Father of All, Whose Powerful Voice

Father of all

whose pow­er­ful voice

Called forth this uni­vers­al frame!

Whose mer­cies over all re­joice

Through end­less ag­es still the same;

Thou by Thy word up­hold­est all;

Thy boun­te­ous love to all is showed;

Thou hear’st Thy ev­ery crea­ture’s call

And fill­est ev­ery mouth with good.

In Heav­en Thou reign’st en­throned in light

Nature’s ex­panse be­neath Thee spread;

Earth

air

and sea

be­fore Thy sight

And hell’s deep gloom

are op­en laid:

Wisdom

and might

and love are Thine;

Prostrate be­fore Thy face we fall

Confess Thine at­tri­butes di­vine

And hail Thee sov­er­eign Lord of all.

Thee sov­er­eign Lord let all con­fess

That move in earth

or air

or sky;

Revere Thy pow­er

Thy good­ness bless

Tremble be­fore Thy pierc­ing eye.

All ye

who owe to Him your birth

In praise your ev­ery hour em­ploy;

Jehovah reigns! be glad

O earth!

And shout

ye morn­ing stars

for joy.