From all that dwell below the skies
by Isaac Watts (1674–1748)
Representative text
As printed in The Church Hymnal (1941), no. 2 — the newest hymnal carrying it.
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.
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.
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.
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.