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GREAT JEHOVAH THOU ART; AN AVIATION HYMN, by                    
First Line: Great jehovah thou art, god of heaven above
Last Line: In that land of the endless day.
Subject(s): Air; Aviation & Aviators; Flight; Sky; Wings; Airplanes; Air Pilots; Flying


Great Jehovah Thou art, God of Heaven above,
Of the vast unknown and unseen.
Thou art God of the world as it whirls through space,
Thou art God of the void between.
When we kneel on Thy footstool to voice Thy praise,
Thou art with us in song and prayer;
When we rise from the earth on wings of the wind,
Still with us Thou art in the air.

While ever above are Thy fathomless depths,
The earth and the waters below;
We rise in our flights to the limit of air
Beyond which no mortal can go.
Creator and Ruler forever Thou art,
All Nature doth hark to Thy Voice:
To Thy one creature Man, the child of Thy love,
Thou hast given the power of choice.

For Man's heart doth decide e'er his greatest of flights
Whither his spirit shall go;
If the cry of his soul hath been heard above,
He shall rise from the depths below.
Beyond sun, moon, and stars Heaven's morning shall break,
As shadows of earth flee away,
Revealing the Christ, where our loved ones await,
In that Land of The Endless Day.





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