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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 ALL ye Works of God most High,

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 mighty suns through space that fly,

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.