Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907.
By Benedicite (Selected Rondels). IV. “O let the Earth in fair array”Richard Wilton (1827–1903)
O let the Earth bless the Lord; yea, let it praise Him and magnify Him for ever.
O
Breathe to the Lord a gladsome strain;
Weave round her brow a radiant chain
Of apple-bloom or fragrant may,
And dance along her sunny way
Through waving grass and springing grain:
O let the Earth in fair array
Breathe to the Lord a gladsome strain.
Or praise Him by the azure main:
When morning smiles without a stain,
Or evening dons her mantle grey—
O let the Earth in fair array
Breathe to the Lord a gladsome strain.