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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

217 Thomas Sternhold 1549 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:217
AUTHOR:Thomas Sternhold (c. 1549)
QUOTATION:The Lord descended from above
  And bow’d the heavens high;
And underneath his feet he cast
  The darkness of the sky.


On cherubs and on cherubims
  Full royally he rode;
And on the wings of all the winds
  Came flying all abroad.
ATTRIBUTION:A Metrical Version of Psalm civ.