| Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907. | | | | II. “Praise ye the Lord, immortal quire” | | By George Rawson (1807–1889) |
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PRAISE ye the Lord, immortal quire, | |
| In heavenly heights above, | |
| With harp and voice and souls of fire, | |
| Burning with perfect love. | |
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| Shine to His glory, worlds of light! | 5 |
| Ye million suns of space, | |
| Fair moons and glittering stars of night, | |
| Running your mystic race! | |
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| Ye gorgeous clouds, that deck the sky | |
| With crystal, crimson, gold, | 10 |
| And rainbow arches raised on high, | |
| The Light of Light unfold! | |
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| Lift to Jehovah, wintry main, | |
| Your grand white hands in prayer! | |
| Still summer seas, in dulcet strain | 15 |
| Murmur hosannas there! | |
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| Do homage, breezy ocean floor, | |
| With many-twinkling sign; | |
| Majestic calms, be hushed before | |
| The Holiness Divine! | 20 |
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| Storm, lightning, thunder, hail and snow, | |
| Wild winds that keep His word, | |
| With the old mountains far below | |
| Unite to bless the Lord. | |
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| His name, ye forests, wave along! | 25 |
| Whisper it, every flower! | |
| Birds, beasts, and insects, swell the song | |
| That tells His love and power! | |
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| And round the wide world let it roll, | |
| Whilst man shall lead it on; | 30 |
| Join every ransomed human soul, | |
| In glorious unison! | |
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| Come, aged man! Come, little child! | |
| Youth, maiden, peasant, king,— | |
| To God, in Jesus reconciled, | 35 |
| Your hallelujahs bring! | |
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| The all-creating Deity! | |
| Maker of earth and heaven! | |
| The great redeeming Majesty, | |
| To Him the praise be given! | 40 | | | |
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