In every star Thy wisdom shines ;
But when our eyes behold Thy Word,
We read Thy name in fairer lines.
2 The radiant sun, the changing light,
And nights and days Thy power confess ;
But the blest volume Thou hast writ
Reveals Thy justice and Thy grace.
3 Sun, moon, and stars convey Thy praise
Round the whole earth, and never stand :
So, when Thy truth began its race,
It touched and glanced on every land.
4 Nor shall Thy spreading Gospel rest,
Till through the world Thy truth has
run;
Till Christ has all the nations blest
That see the light or feel the sun.