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Worship — Holy Scriptures

The heavens declare his glory

  • No. 196
  • Words Josiah Conder.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

The heavens declare his glory,
Their Maker's skill, the skies;
Each day repeats the story,
And night to night replies.
Their silent proclamation
Throughout the earth is heard,—
The record of creation,
The page of nature's word.

2

But there 's a radiance streaming
More bright than that of day,
'Tis God's own glory beaming
In truth's celestial ray:
So pure, so soul restoring,
It makes the simple wise;
And, balm of comfort pouring,
Each aching heart supplies.

3

Thy word is richer treasure
Than lurks within the mine;
And daintiest fare less pleasure
Yields than this food divine.
How wise each kind monition!
Led by thy counsels, Lord,
How safe the saints' condition!
How great is their reward!

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «196» (large) with the reference line «492, 611, 246.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 492, 611 or 246); the hymn fills the right column of p. 67, beside stanzas 2–4 of hymn 195, stanzas 1–3, «Josiah Conder.» in italics (swash J) at the end. The first word «THE» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;», «:» and «!» («skies ;», «ray :», «wise ;», «mine ;», «monition !», «condition !», «reward !»); it is closed up here. «there 's» is printed with a space before the apostrophe and is kept so (as in hymns 83 and 93). «And,balm» is set without a space after the comma (tight line); a word space is written here. Lines 2, 4, 6 and 8 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is 7s & 6s. D., 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Holy Scriptures · No. 196 · printed page 67
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30