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From All That Dwell Below the Skies
Verse 1
From all that dwell below the skies
Let the Creator's praise arise;
Let His almighty name be sung
Through every land, by every tongue.
Let the Creator's praise arise;
Let His almighty name be sung
Through every land, by every tongue.
Verse 2
Eternal are Thy mercies, Lord,
Eternal truth attends Thy word;
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
Till suns shall rise and set no more.
Eternal truth attends Thy word;
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
Till suns shall rise and set no more.
Verse 3
Your lofty themes, ye mortals, bring,
In songs of praise divinely sing;
God's great salvation loud proclaim,
And shout for joy His glorious name.
In songs of praise divinely sing;
God's great salvation loud proclaim,
And shout for joy His glorious name.
Verse 4
In every land begin the song,
To every land the strains belong;
In cheerful sounds all voices raise,
And fill the world with loudest praise.
To every land the strains belong;
In cheerful sounds all voices raise,
And fill the world with loudest praise.
Watts's missionary hymn celebrating God's universal mercy, emphasizing global proclamation of God's praise.