| Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907. | | | | Benedicite (“Angels holy”) | | By John Stuart Blackie (1809–1895) |
| | | ANGELS holy, | |
| High and lowly, | |
| Sing the praises of the Lord! | |
| Earth and sky, all living nature, | |
| Man, the stamp of thy Creator, | 5 |
| Praise ye, praise ye, God the Lord! | |
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| Sun and moon bright, | |
| Night and noonlight, | |
| Starry temples azure-floored, | |
| Cloud and rain, and wild wind’s madness, | 10 |
| Suns of God that shout for gladness, | |
| Praise ye, praise ye, God the Lord! | |
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| Ocean hoary, | |
| Tell His glory, | |
| Cliffs where tumbling seas have roared! | 15 |
| Pulse of waters blithely beating, | |
| Wave advancing, wave retreating, | |
| Praise ye, praise ye, God the Lord! | |
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| Rock and high land, | |
| Wood and island, | 20 |
| Crag where eagle’s pride hath soared, | |
| Mighty mountains purple-breasted, | |
| Peaks cloud-heaving, snowy-crested, | |
| Praise ye, praise ye, God the Lord! | |
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| Rolling river, | 25 |
| Praise Him ever, | |
| From the mountain’s deep vein poured; | |
| Silver fountain clearly gushing, | |
| Troubled torrent madly rushing, | |
| Praise ye, praise ye, God the Lord! | 30 |
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| Bond and free man | |
| Land and sea man, | |
| Earth with peoples widely stored, | |
| Woodman lone o’er prairies ample, | |
| Full-voiced choir in costly temple, | 35 |
| Praise ye, praise ye, God the Lord! | |
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| Praise Him ever, | |
| Bounteous Giver! | |
| Praise Him Father, Friend, and Lord! | |
| Each glad soul its free course winging, | 40 |
| Each blithe voice its free song singing, | |
| Praise the great and mighty Lord! | | | | |
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