O God, Whose Hand Hath Spread The Sky
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And all its shining hosts on high,
And painting it with fiery light,
Made it so beauteous and so bright:
Who, on the fourth day, didst reveal
The sun’s enkindled flaming wheel,
Didst set the moon her ordered ways,
And stars their ever-winding maze;
That each in its appointed way
Might separate the night from day,
And of the seasons through the year
The well-remembered signs declare:
Illuminate our hearts within,
And cleanse our minds from stain of sin;
Unburdened of our guilty load
May we unfettered serve our God.
O Father, that we ask be done,
Through Jesus Christ, thine only Son;
Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee,
Doth live and reign eternally. Amen.
Tune: Grace Church L.M.
Music: from I. J. Pleyel, arranged by W. Gardiner, 1815
Text: Cæli Deus
sanctissime, attributed to Saint Gregory the Great, 540-604
Translation: Composite
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