The spacious firmament on high (Joseph Haydn)
See also: the work from which this hymn was adapted.
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CPDL #21521:
Sibelius 4
- Editor: Micah Brandhandler (submitted 2010-04-22). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 49 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: This version is derived from the 1917 edition of "Songs and Choruses for Community Singing".
General Information
Title: The spacious firmament on high
Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Lyricist: Joseph Addison (1672 - 1710), adapted from Psalm 19
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Unison
Genre: Sacred, Hymn
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
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Original text and translations
English text
The spacious firmament on high,
With all the blue ethereal sky,
And spangled heav'ns, a shining frame
Their great Original proclaim.
Th'unwearied sun from day to day,
Does his Creator’s powers display,
And publishes to every land
The work of an almighty hand.
Soon as the evening shades prevail
The moon takes up the wondrous tale,
And nightly to the list'ning earth
Repeats the story of her birth;
While all the stars that round her burn
And all the planets in their turn,
Confirm the tidings as they roll,
And spread the truth from pole to pole.
What though in solemn silence all
Move round this dark terrestrial ball?
What though no real voice nor sound
Amidst their radiant orbs be found?
In reason’s ear they all rejoice,
And utter forth a glorious voice,
Forever singing, as they shine,
'The hand that made us is divine.'