As we sing America the Beautiful, watch fireworks and remember the blessings of our liberty on this 4th of July, let us remember our Heavenly Father who made the first and most spectacular display in creation.
THE SPACIOUS FIRMAMENT ON HIGH
"The spacious firmament on high,
With all the blue ethereal sky,
And spangled heav'ns, a shining frame,
Their great Original proclaim.
Th'unwearied sun, from day to day,
Does his Creator's pow'r display,
And publishes to ev'ry land
The work of an almighty hand.
Soon as the evening shades prevail,
The moon takes up the wondrous tale,
And nightly, to the listening earth,
Repeats the story of her birth;
While all the stars that round her burn,
And all the planets turn,
Confirm the tidings as they roll,
And spread the truth from pole to pole.
What tho' in solemn silence all,
Move round the dark terrestrial ball?
What tho' no real voice nor sound
Amid the radiant orbs be found?
In reason's ear they all rejoice,
And utter forth a glorious voice;
Forever singing as they shine,
"The hand that made us is divine!"
hymn by Joseph Addison
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