Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907.
By Benedicite (Selected Rondels). I. “O all ye Works of God”Richard Wilton (1827–1903)
O all ye Works of the Lord; bless ye the Lord, praise Him and magnify Him for ever.
O
Bless ye the Lord and praise His Name;
Whose hand has built this goodly frame
Of emerald earth and sapphire sky;
And fashioned man to magnify
His love, and spread abroad His fame:
O all ye Works of God most High,
Bless ye the Lord and praise His Name.
Ye glow-worms with your tiny flame,
From the same source of light ye came
To shine before your Maker’s eye:
O all ye Works of God most High,
Bless ye the Lord and praise His Name.