Hymn
God, That Madest Earth and Heaven
God, that madest earth and heaven,
Darkness and light;
Who the day for toil hast given,
For rest the night,
May Thine angel-guards defend us,
Slumber sweet Thy mercy send us,
Holy dreams and hopes attend us,
This livelong night.
Guard us waking, guard us sleeping,
And, when we die,
May we in Thy mighty keeping,
All peaceful lie:
When the last dread call shall wake us,
Do not Thou, our God, forsake us,
But to reign in glory take us
With Thee on high.
God, That Madest Earth and Heaven — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/god-that-madest-earth-and-heaven
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote God, That Madest Earth and Heaven?
The words of God, That Madest Earth and Heaven were written by Reginald Heber; the version here was published in 1920. The library holds 13 more hymns by Reginald Heber, including The Christian Child and Farewell to a Friend departed.
Is God, That Madest Earth and Heaven public domain?
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What is the metre of God, That Madest Earth and Heaven?
God, That Madest Earth and Heaven is in 8.4.8.4.8.8.8.4. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, O How He Loves and Through the Love of God Our Savior.