welkin
Noun
Meaning
The visible regions of the air; the vault of heaven; the sky.
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Hark how all the welkin rings,, "Glory to the Kings of kings; Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!" Joyful, all ye nations, rise. Join the triumph of the skies. Universal nature say "Christ is born today!"
Hark how all the welkin rings, "Glory to the Kings of kings; Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!"
He pondered in the days gone by that he had been their king, that when he strolled up to the plate they made the welkin ring; but now his nerve had vanished, for when he heard them hoot he "fanned" or "popped out" daily, like some minor league recruit.
In 1739, Charles Wesley composed a hymn, "Hark, how all the welkin rings”.