Scripture Verse

The morning stars sang together. Job 38:7

Introduction

Words: John G. Whit­ti­er, 1873.

Music: St. De­nio, Welsh me­lo­dy from Can­ai­dau y Cys­segr, by John Ro­berts, 1839 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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John G. Whittier
1807–1892

Lyrics

Sound over all wa­ters, reach out from all lands,
The chorus of voic­es, the clasp­ing of hands;
Sing hymns that were sung by the stars of the morn,
Sing songs of the an­gels when Je­sus was born.

Blow, bu­gles of bat­tle, the march­es of peace;
East, west, north, and south, let the strong quar­rel cease;
Sing songs of great joy that the an­gels be­gan,
Of glo­ry to God and of good will to man!

With glad ju­bi­la­tions, bring hope to the na­tions,
The dark night is end­ing, and dawn has be­gun;
Rise, hope of the ag­es, arise like the sun;
All speech flow to mu­sic, all hearts beat as one,
All speech flow to mu­sic, all hearts beat as one.