Yesterday was an interesting day. My hymn ‘Stars and Planets Sing Your Glory’ (link at bottom of this entry) was, after a very careful editing process - for which I thank them, published by The Jubilate Group. By coincidence, I also wrote the hymn below yesterday. It has a similar approach to 'Stars and Planets’, touching on the themes of Creation and Redemption and appropriately uses a tune that is usually used for a traditional Advent carol. I hope you like it.
Trevor.
By clicking on the image above, you will be able to access a printable version of the song below superimposed on the image entitled ‘Gaseous Threads’
The Glorious Stars of Night’s Dark Sky
(Tune: Come Thou Redeemer of the Earth:
Puer
Nobis Nascitur)
The glorious stars of night’s dark sky
invite us to conjecture why
the universe took shape and form,
before the life we know was born.
From nothing, it would seem, began
a cosmic moment when there sprang
a plasma that gave matter, space
and time, as particles embraced.
Whilst elements from these emerged,
formations grew and atoms surged
to coalesce, through gravity,
as planets, stars and galaxies.
On earth, in time, life found its form
when cells in complex ways transformed.
Maybe some other planets rare
are also homes to creatures fair.
But humans, as we grew to age,
succumbed to lies and hate and rage,
so God whose Word this all began
redeemed us by Christ, God and Man.
Printable score below
The hymn‘Stars and Planets Sing Your Glory’ can be found HERE
Both of these are part of The Wonders of Crerastion Revealed by Science Collection. To see the whole list,
Printable score below
The hymn‘Stars and Planets Sing Your Glory’ can be found HERE
Both of these are part of The Wonders of Crerastion Revealed by Science Collection. To see the whole list,
