The Heavens Declare Thy Glory Lord
Verse 1
The heavens declare Thy glory, Lord, In every star Thy wisdom shines But when our eyes behold Thy Word, We read Thy Name in fairer lines.
Verse 2
The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights and days, Thy power confess But the blest volume Thou hast writ Reveals Thy justice and Thy grace.
Verse 3
Sun, moon, and stars convey Thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand: So when Thy truth begun its race, It touched and glanced on every land.
Verse 4
Nor shall Thy spreading Gospel rest Till through the world Thy truth has run, Till Christ has all the nations blest That see the light or feel the sun.
Verse 5
Great Sun of Righteousness, arise, Bless the dark world with heavenly light; Thy Gospel makes the simple wise, Thy laws are pure, Thy judgements right.
Verse 6
Thy noblest wonders here we view In souls renewed and sins forgiven; Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew, And make Thy Word my guide to heaven.