Thou Whose Almighty Word
- Words:
- John Marriott
- Music:
- Felice de Giardini, 1769
Sheet music
- 1Thou, whose almighty WordChaos and darkness heard,And took their flight,Hear us, we humbly pray,And where the gospel daySheds not its glorious ray,Let there be light!
- 2Thou who didst come to bring,On Thy redeeming wing,Healing and sight,Health to the sick in mind,Sight to the inly– blindO now to all mankindLet there be light!Amen.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1813, the words are in 469 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
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