Hymn
Praise Is Due the Mighty Maker
Words: Ryan Daniel Cornett
Music: W. Irving Hartshorn
Tune: IRVING (alt.)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.D. w/ Refrain
Stanza 1
Praise the Maker of all wonders,
He whose word called forth the light,
Echoing like a thousand thunders
In the stars across the night.
See the heavens highly vaulted
Bow in awe, then take their stand
To proclaim our God exalted
Who upholds them by His hand.
Refrain
Praise is due the Mighty Maker,
Lord of ocean, earth, and skies;
Sov'reign King of man and nature,
Let our song to Him arise.
Stanza 2
Praise the Maker of all beauty,
Who is pleased to fill our sight
Not with goods fit but for duty,
But with visions of delight:
Sweeping vistas, snowy mountains,
Fields of flow'rs and soaring trees,
Dancing flames and sparkling fountains,
Rushing rivers, shining seas.
Stanza 3
Praise the Maker everlasting,
Whose dominion carries on;
May the earth and heavens vast sing
Of the ancient, ageless One.
Peaks will fall and suns will tire,
Storms will quiet across the plains;
Earth and sea will melt in fire,
But our peerless God remains.
About the song
This modernized hymn celebrates God's sovereign power in creation, His generous gift of beauty throughout the natural world, and His everlasting dominion over all things. From the first light of creation to the passing away of heaven and earth, we are called to praise the One who made and sustains it all.
Themes
Scripture references
Genesis 1:1-3; Psalm 19:1-4; Psalm 33:6-9; Psalm 102:25-27; Psalm 104:24-31; Psalm 148:1-13; Isaiah 40:26; Colossians 1:16-17; 1 Timothy 6:17; Hebrews 1:3; 2 Peter 3:10-13; Revelation 4:11