Hymn
Look from Thy Sphere
Look from Thy sphere of endless day,
O God of mercy and of might!
In pity look on those who stray,
Be-nighted in this land of light.
In peopled vale, in lonely glen,
In crowded mart, by stream or sea;
How many of the sons of men
Hear not the message sent from Thee!
Send forth Thy heralds, Lord, to call
The tho'tless young, the hardened old,
A scattered, homeless flock till all
Be gathered to Thy peaceful fold.
Send them Thy mighty word, to speak
Till faith shall dawn, and doubt depart;
To awe the bold, to stay the weak,
And bind and heal the broken heart.
Then all these wastes, a dreary scene
That make us sadden as we gaze,
Shall grow, with living waters, green,
And lift to heav'n the voice of praise.
Look from Thy Sphere — Text from The New Christian Hymnal, 1929. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/look-from-thy-sphere
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Look from Thy Sphere?
The words of Look from Thy Sphere were written by William Cullen Bryant; the version here was published in 1929. The library also holds Thou Whose Unmeasured Temple Stands, another hymn by William Cullen Bryant.
Is Look from Thy Sphere public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The New Christian Hymnal, published in 1929. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Look from Thy Sphere?
Look from Thy Sphere is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Who shall ascend thy heavenly place, Glorying in the Cross of Christ and Retirement and Meditation.