Creation Crowning

Tune: St George's, Windsor

('Come ye thankful people, come')

Psalm 8

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O LORD our Lord, how great be

Your name in all the earth, see

How excellent, you have set

Your glory now, even yet

Above the heavens, and out

Of the mouths of babes no doubt

And infants, you have ordained

Praise, that victory be gained

For their praise it shall silence

Enemies, they quiet now hence

When I consider heavens

Work of your fingers I sense

Moon and stars which you have made

Sun and clouds to us displayed

What is man, that you do mind

Him, that he your grace may find?

You made him little lower

Than the angels, did endower

Him with glory, honour crowned

So his name shall be renowned

Made him to have dominion

O'er works of your hands, each one

Put all things under his feet

Gave him authority's seat

Creation under man's care

See, all sheep and oxen there

And too all beasts of the field

And whate'er the land shall yield

Birds of air, and fish of sea

All that in the oceans be

O LORD our lord how great be

You name in all the earth, see