The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1484

1484. Father of All, Whose Powerful Voice

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Father of all, whose powerful voice
• Title: Father of All, Whose Powerful Voice
• Author: Charles Wesley (1742)
• Meter: LMD
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1742
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: HAYES
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
• Meter: LMD
• Incipit: 51712 34255 55566
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Public Domain