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. |