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- Editor: Peter Bird (submitted 2015-06-16). Score information: Letter, 7 pages, 108 kB Copyright: CC BY SA
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: Hubble ascending, Op. 27
Composer: Peter Bird
Lyricist: Peter Bird
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Anthem
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 2015
Description: Dedication:
To honor 25 years of research and discovery with the Hubble Space Telescope,
and all the scientists, engineers, and astronauts whose skill and hard work
made it possible. Length 4:30
External websites:
Original text and translations
English text
O eye of Man that flies
above the stratosphere,
above the busy air,
in silent sunlight fair
or shaded by the Earth;
now stately turning 'round,
on gyros ever sure,
as light at last arrives
across ten billion years;
O eye of Man that sees
the flowers of the sky,
expanding as they fly;
the pillars of creation
and the rookeries of stars;
the swirling galaxies;
and sister worlds of Earth;
and all the reel of Time unwound;
creation, and rebirth:
Grant us humility
to see ourselves,
and our very, very, very
small but precious
home.