The various trees, and plants, and flow'rs,
Grown of thy heav'n-descending show'rs,
With fishes, birds, and beasts, unite
Thy name thro' earth and seas to write.

Creation's works, in all their forms,
From rolling stars to creeping worms,
Never-ceasing concord join
Singing thy name, thy pow'r divine.

But, when the dawn of heav'n we view
In fallen sinners born anew,
When in the gospel's brighter skies
We see the sun of glory rise,

No more we ask the stars to tell
What Jesus only could reveal;
In him at once our eyes behold
More than creation ever told.

Omnipotence, in accents sage,
Creation sings through every age;
But Love and Justice, Truth and Grace
Shine brightest in Redemption's rays.