SDA Hymnal 72
Creator of the Stars of Night
Words: Latin hymn, 9th centuryMusic: Plainsong, Mode IVTune: Creator Alme SiderumL.M.
1Creator of the stars of night,
Thy people's everlasting light,
O Christ, Thou Savior of us all,
We pray Thee, hear us when we call.
RefrainAmen.
2At the great name of Jesus, now
All knees must bend, all hearts must bow;
And things celestial Thee shall own,
And things terrestrial, Lord alone.
3To God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, Three in one,
Laud, honor, might, and glory be
From age to age eternally.
- Music
- Plainsong, Mode IV
- Meter
- L.M.
The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8 · as printed
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 68% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Creator of the stars of night,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
Thy people's everlasting light,//˘/˘/˘/8A
O Christ, Thou Savior of us all,˘///˘˘˘/8B
We pray Thee, hear us when we call.˘///˘/˘/8B
Verse 2
At the great name of Jesus, now˘˘//˘/˘/8A
All knees must bend, all hearts must bow;////////8A
And things celestial Thee shall own,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
And things terrestrial, Lord alone.˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9B
Verse 3
To God the Father, God the Son,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And God the Spirit, Three in one,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Laud, honor, might, and glory be//˘˘˘/˘˘8B
From age to age eternally.˘/˘/˘/˘˘8C
Refrain
Amen.˘/2A
Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.