Religion
Now let us tune our hearts to sing
Translated by John Brownlie (1896) · From Hymns of the Early Church (1896)
Now let us tune our hearts to sing
The glory of the Almighty King;
His hand unrolled the spacious skies,
Whose beauty lures our wondering eyes.
There are the clouds with treasure rare,
Slow floating in the higher air,
Whence come the soft refreshing showers,
To bless the springing of the flowers.
Rich is the treasure of Thy grace,
Prepared for us who seek Thy face;
It falls from clouds that earthward roll,
And penetrates the inmost soul.
And faithful hearts that thirsting pine,
Drink deeply of the draught divine,
And with an heavenly impulse rise,
To greet the sunlight in the skies.
O happy souls that evermore
Drink of the bliss Thou hast in store;
May grateful love responsive flow
To all the love Thou dost bestow.
Now, glory to the Three in One,
To God the Father, God the Son,
And to the Spirit, one in Three,
From age to age eternally.
Codex Note
Latin: Dei canamus gloriam. Brownlie's headnote: by Charles Coffin (the heading is printed 'Ei canamus gloriam' in the Gutenberg text; the index gives Dei canamus gloriam).
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Anonymous Latin Hymns. “Now let us tune our hearts to sing.” Translated by John Brownlie. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-latin-hymns/18/.
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Anonymous Latin Hymns. “Now let us tune our hearts to sing.” Translated by John Brownlie. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-latin-hymns/18/.
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