I sang this song with different words in New Zealand in the 60's. Each version is translated from the original German, obviously by different people. Our one went like this
The heavens are telling Jehovah's glory
The sounding spheres his power proclaim
The earth, the oceans are loud with the story
Revere O man, His awful Name
To Him the stars their homage render
He clothes the sun with beams of gold
While high in heaven
He reigns in His splendour
And runs His course, a giant bold
rep. last line

I was at school in Manchester in the early 1960's Creations Hymn was our school hymn; sung at speech days, prize givings and end of term assemblies.

I too sang it at school in Melbourne: St.Catherine's in the '50's.
I remember being especially moved by " The sea, the tempest, do homage before thee and ........... draw near. "
I can't find lyrics which include those words, anywhere.
Is there someone who can tell me?
Thank you so much.

I loved this hymn in Melbourne the early sixties. I think it is "And hero-like his way endures", I also can't find the correct lyrics. I found a version with the planets going around the sun, most annoying. This is a brilliant stirring hymn, that really wakes you up. Surely it is not isolated to Melbourne?

Thank you for this awesome Resource....I searched so many other sites with no help...I sang this in High school in the 60's...such a refreshing reminder of a great God and a beautiful childhood

A U-tube video is at http://youtu.be/CciBKKcg5YI of a choir singing this song

How can I get the audio.
Can someone send it to my email if possible, please.
email: [email protected]

Thank you those of you who posted the words. I too, was taught them in the 50s [in Zimbabwe]. I remembered enough to search the web, but without success. That was a few years ago. Nothing like trying again! I agree that the other set of English words are much inferior, and didn't interest me a bit. I love the music, and now I have all the words to go with it!

"To god eternal
The heavens utter glory
From them his name
Afar is heard
By earth and by sea is repeated the story
Let all mankind receive his word.
Who holds the numberless stars in their places?
Who bids the sun his light diffuse?
He comes with brightness and smiles in our faces
And hero-like his way pursues,
And hero-like his way pursues."

I sang that in secondary school in Melbourne in the early 1960s. It's by Beethoven, Creation's Hymn. I love the tune and even for an atheist like myself, the words are quite decent, something of a physics hymn.

Sadly, another, much inferior, set of English words seems to have become the dominant version.

Amazing how, as first graders, 1957, our teacher tried to teach us this song!
I now know a bit about some words and tune! The real lines turned out rather different from what I could have guessed!