Scripture Verse

God said, Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. Genesis 1:26

Introduction

Words: Un­known au­thor, 7th Cen­tu­ry (Plas­ma­tor ho­mi­nis, De­us). Trans­lat­ed from La­tin to Eng­lish by John D. Cham­bers, The Psal­ter, 1852.

Music: Ills­ley John Bi­shop, A Set of New Psalm Tunes 1711 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lyrics

Maker of man, who from Thy throne
Dost order all things, God alone;
By whose decree the teeming earth
To reptile and to beast gave birth:

The mighty forms that fill the land,
Instinct with life at Thy command,
Are giv’n subdued to humankind
For service in their rank assigned.

From all Thy servants drive away
Whate’er of thought impure today
Hath been with open action blent
Or mingled with the heart’s intent.

In Heav’n Thine endless joys bestow,
And grant Thy gifts of grace below;
From chains of strife our souls release,
Bind fast the gentle hands of peace.

O Fa­ther, that we ask be done,
Through Je­sus Christ, Thine only Son;
Who, with the Holy Ghost and Thee,
Doth live and reign eternally.