My God, who makes the sun to know

My God, who makes the sun to know

Author: Isaac Watts (1715)
Published in 48 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

My God, who makes the sun to know
His proper hour to rise;
And, to give light to all below,
Doth send him round the skies:

78
When from the chambers of the east
His morning race begins,
He never tires, nor stops to rest,
But round the world he shines.

So, like the sun, would I fulfil
The business of the day;
Begin my work betimes, and still
March on my heavenly way.

Give me, O Lord, thy early grace,
Nor let my soul complain
That the young morning of my day
Has all been spent in vain!



Source: Divine and Moral Songs: attempted in easy language for the use of children with some additional composures #HXXV

Author: Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts was the son of a schoolmaster, and was born in Southampton, July 17, 1674. He is said to have shown remarkable precocity in childhood, beginning the study of Latin, in his fourth year, and writing respectable verses at the age of seven. At the age of sixteen, he went to London to study in the Academy of the Rev. Thomas Rowe, an Independent minister. In 1698, he became assistant minister of the Independent Church, Berry St., London. In 1702, he became pastor. In 1712, he accepted an invitation to visit Sir Thomas Abney, at his residence of Abney Park, and at Sir Thomas' pressing request, made it his home for the remainder of his life. It was a residence most favourable for his health, and for the prosecution of his literary… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: My God, who makes the sun to know
Author: Isaac Watts (1715)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #11009
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)

Instances

Instances (1 - 48 of 48)
Page Scan

A Collection of Hymns #379

A Selection of Hymns for the Use of Church of England Sunday Schools, Bible Classes ... New ed. #d196

Page Scan

Bradbury's Sabbath School Melodies, and Family Choir #45

Page Scan

Children's Praise #3

Die neue Harmonie ... versehen mit Deutschen und Englische texte. 2nd ed. (The New Harmony) #e38

TextPage Scan

Divine and Moral Songs #HXXV

TextPage Scan

Divine Songs for Children #XXIV

Page Scan

Divine Songs #25

Family Hymns #d160

Page Scan

Hymns additional to the Hymns in the Prayer Book #230

Hymns and Poetry for the Young #d83

Page Scan

Hymns for Children (2nd ed.) #iv

Hymns for Children and Young Persons. First Am. from the London ed. #d94

Hymns for Children. 3rd ed. #d17

Page Scan

Hymns for Church and Home #361

Page Scan

Hymns for Elementary Schools #6

Hymns for Good Children #d10

Hymns for Schools and Families #d329

Page Scan

Hymns for Schools and Families, Specailly Designed for the Children of the Church #508

Page Scan

Hymns for Schools #303

Page Scan

Hymns for Social Worship #472

Hymns for Sunday Schools, Selected from Various Authoors #d149

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Sunday Schools of the Evangelical Lutheran Church #d278

Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of Young Persons 3rd Am. from 9th London ed. #d157

Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of Young Persons #d148

Liturgy and Hymns for Sunday Schools #d103

Page Scan

New Union Hymns #512

Page Scan

Selection of Hymns for the Sunday School Union of the Methodist Episcopal Church #139

Page Scan

Songs, Divine and Moral #116

Sunday School Hymn Book #d100

Page Scan

The Advent Harp; designed for believers in the speedy coming of Christ #153a

Page Scan

The American Baptist Sabbath-School Hymn-Book #311

The Baptist Sabbath School Hymn Book #d263

The Child's Prayer and Hymn Book #d30

The Christian Psalter #d347

The Millennial Harp #d266

Page Scan

The New England Sabbath School Minstrel #64

Page Scan

The Sabbath School Lute #69

Page Scan

The Sabbath School Melodist #11

Page Scan

The Sabbath School #15

The School Psalter #d176

The Sunday School Melodist #d64

Vestry Songs #d127

Page Scan

Watt's Divine Songs For the use of Children #26

Youthful Voices #d147

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #11009

Exclude 47 pre-1979 instances
Suggestions or corrections? Contact us