| Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907. | | | Benedicite (Selected Rondels).
II. “Ye Heavens, with your encircling blue” | | By Richard Wilton (1827–1903) |
| | O ye Heavens, bless ye the Lord; praise Him and magnify Him for ever. |
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YE Heavens, with your encircling blue, | |
| Prepare a temple for His praise; | |
| An azure dome of song upraise, | |
| Distilling music like the dew: | |
| Let angels warble out of view, | 5 |
| And men reply with gladsome lays: | |
| Ye Heavens, with your encircling blue, | |
| Prepare a temple for His praise. | |
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| Ye larks, to rosy dawn be true, | |
| Ascending your melodious ways; | 10 |
| Ye linnets, charm the listening days, | |
| And nightingales, the strain renew: | |
| Ye Heavens, with your encircling blue | |
| Prepare a temple for His praise. | | | |
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