Creator of the Earth and Skies by David W. Hughes UFFINGHAM—Jeremiah Clark Creator of the Earth and Skies 1 Creator of the earth and skies, To whom the words of life belong, Grant us your truth to make us wise; Grant us your power to make us strong. 2 We have not known you: to the skies Our monuments of folly soar, And all our self-wrought miseries Have made us trust ourselves the more. 3 We have not loved you: far and wide The wreckage of our hatred spreads, And evils wrought by human pride