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Almighty Ruler of the Skies
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 78 hymnals Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal Lyrics: 1. Almighty Ruler of the skies,
Thro’ the wide earth Thy name is spread;
And Thine eternal glories rise
O’er all the heav’ns Thy hands have made.
2. To Thee the voices of the young
A monument of honor raise;
And babes, with uninstructed tongue,
Declare the wonders of Thy praise.
3. Thy power assists their tender age
To bring proud rebels to the ground,
To still the bold blasphemer’s rage,
And all their policies confound.
4. Children amidst Thy temple throng
To see their great Redeemer’s face;
The Son of David is their song,
And young hosannas fill the place.
5. The frowning scribes and angry priests
In vain their impious cavils bring;
Revenge sits silent in their hearts;
While Jewish babes proclaim their King. Used With Tune: BROOKFIELD Text Sources: The Psalms of David, 1719
Almighty Ruler of the Skies
BROOKFIELD
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 165 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Thomas Bishop Southgate Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 53332 67121 14321 Used With Text: Almighty Ruler of the Skies
BROOKFIELD
Almighty Ruler of the skies
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Hymnal: A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America #d14 (1843) Hymnal Title: A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America Languages: English
Almighty Ruler of the skies
Almighty Ruler of the skies
Author: Anon. Hymnal: A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #805 (1858) Hymnal Title: A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ Languages: English
Almighty Ruler of the skies
Almighty Ruler of the skies
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Hymnal: A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #598 (1848) Hymnal Title: A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) Languages: English
Almighty Ruler of the skies
Anonymous
Person Name: Anon. Hymnal Title: A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ Author of "Almighty Ruler of the skies" in A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
Anonymous
James Merrick
1720 - 1769 Hymnal Title: Sacred Poetry Author of "Almighty Ruler of the skies" in Sacred Poetry Merrick, James , M.A., was born in 1720, and educated at Oxford, where he became a Fellow of Trinity College. He entered Holy Orders, but his health would not admit of parish work. He died at Reading, 1769. His publications include:—
(1) Messiah, a Divine Essay. Humbly dedicated to the Reverend the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford and the Visitors of the Free School in Reading. By James Merrick, Ætat. 14, Senior Scholar of the School at their last Terminal Visitation, the 7th of October, 1734. Reading. (2) The Destruction of Troy. Translated from the Greek of Tryphiodorus into English Verse, with Notes, &c. 1742. (3) Poems on Sacred Subjects. Oxford . 1763. (4) The Psalms of David Translated or Paraphrased in English Verse. By James Merrick, M.A., late Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford. Reading. J. Carnan and Co. 1765. 2nd ed. 1766. A few only of these paraphrases were divided into stanzas. In 1797 the Rev. W. D. Tattersall pulished the work "Divided into stanzas for Parochial Use, and paraphrased in such language as will be intelligible to every capacity . . . with a suitable Collect to each Psalm from the Works of Archbishop Parker."
Merrick's paraphrases, although weak and verbose, were in extensive use in the early part of the present century, both in the Church of England and with Nonconformists. They have, however, fallen very much into disuse. Those in modern hymn-books, mainly in the form of centos, include:—
1. Blest Instructor, from Thy ways. Ps. xix.
2. Descend, O Lord! from heaven descend. Ps. cxliv. (In time of National Peril.)
3. Far as creation's bounds extend. Ps. cxlv.
4. God of my strength, the wise, the just. Ps. xxxi.
5. He who with generous pity glows. Ps. xli.
6. How pleasant, Lord.Thy dwellings are. Ps. lxxxiv.
7. Lift up your voice and thankful sing. Ps. cxxxvi.
8. Lo, my Shepherd's hand divine. Ps. xxiii.
9. Lord, my Strength, to Thee I pray. Ps. xxviii.
10. My heart its noblest theme has found. Ps.xlv.
11. O let me, [gracious] heavenly Lord extend. Ps. xxxix.
12. O turn, great Ruler of the skies. Ps. li.
13. Praise, O praise the Name divine. Ps. cl.
14. Sing, ye sons of [men] might, O sing. Ps. xxix.
15. Teach me, O teach me, Lord, Thy way. Ps. cxix.
16. The festal morn, my [O] God, is come. Ps. cxxii, (Sunday Morning.)
17. The morn and eve Thy praise resound. Ps. lxv. (Harvest.)
18. To Thy pastures, fair and large. Ps. xxiii.
From his Poems on Sacred Subjects, 1763, the following centos have also come into common use: --
19. Author of good, to Thee we turn. Resignation.
20. Eternal God, we look to Thee. Resignation.
21. 'Tis enough, the hour is come. Nunc Dimittis.
John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
James Merrick
Charles Burney
1726 - 1814 Person Name: C. Burney Hymnal Title: The Christian Hymnal Composer of "TRURO" in The Christian Hymnal A music historian and composer, Burney attended Shrewsbury School and the Free School, Chester. He was apprenticed to Thomas Arne from 1744 to 1746. In 1749, he became organist at St. Dionis’ Backchurch, London. In 1751 moved to King’s Lynn, Norfolk, where he taught and played the organ. His works include:
Music, Men, and Manners in France and Italy, 1770
A General History of Music, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Period (London: 1776-89)
Sources:
Findagrave, accessed 18 Nov 2016
Nutter, p. 454
© The Cyber Hymnal™. Used by permission. (www.hymntime.com)
Charles Burney
