#54 - Hummel

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• Composer:
  • Heinrich Christopher Zeuner (1795-1857), 1832
• Also known as:
  • Great God, the Nations of the Earth are By Creation Thine
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• Incipit: 511123435432177771
• Condensed Incipit: 5123435432171
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• Lyrics:
  Great God, the nations of the earth,
  Are by creation Thine;
  And in Thy works, by all beheld,
  Thy radiant glories shine.
  
  But, Lord, Thy greater love has sent
  Thy Gospel to mankind,
  Unveiling what rich stores of grace
  Are treasured in Thy mind.
  
  When, Lord, shall these glad tidings spread
  The spacious earth around,
  Till every tribe and every soul
  Shall hear the joyful sound?
  
  Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt
  To spread the Gospel's rays,
  And build on sin’s demolished throne
  The temples of Thy praise.
  
  
  • Thomas Gibbons (1720-1785), 1769