The Eternal speaks, all heaven attends
General information
This is an hymn by an Anonymous author, first printed in William Knapp's New Church Melody, 1753, where it appears as one of three carols attributed to 'a Gentleman unknown', who sent the texts to Knapp and requested that he set them to music. See Behold that splendour: hear the shout (William Knapp). In the original, there are several places where words are combined, e.g., the first line is "Th'Eternal speaks," and the fifth stanza begins "Th'Almighty radiance." These condensations have been expanded here, for indexing and sorting purposes.
Settings by composers (automated)
- William Billings — Redemption English SATB
- Oliver Brownson — Buckland English SATB
Text and translations
English text 1. The Eternal speaks, all heaven attends; |
3. He said; and death-like silence reigned; |
5. The Almighty radiance smiled assent, |
- The Counsels of Grace, from William Knapp, 1761, New Church Melody, Fourth Edition, pp. 164-167.
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