Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition
301 Greenland
Words: Isaac Watts, 1719, and Anne Steele, 1760
Music: W. F. Moore, 1867. Alto S. M. Denson, 1911
Meter: Common Meter Double (8,6,8,6,8,6,8,6)
With songs and honors sounding loud,
Address the Lord on high;
Over the heav’ns He spreads His clouds,
And waters veil the sky.
He sends His show’rs of blessings down
To cheer the plains below;
He makes the grass the mountains crown,
And corn in valleys grow.
His steady counsels change the face
Of each declining year;
He bids the sun cut short his race
And wintry days appear.
On us His providence has shone,
With gentle shining rays;
Oh, may our lips and lives make known
His goodness and His praise.
Address the Lord on high;
Over the heav’ns He spreads His clouds,
And waters veil the sky.
He sends His show’rs of blessings down
To cheer the plains below;
He makes the grass the mountains crown,
And corn in valleys grow.
His steady counsels change the face
Of each declining year;
He bids the sun cut short his race
And wintry days appear.
On us His providence has shone,
With gentle shining rays;
Oh, may our lips and lives make known
His goodness and His praise.