Haydn: The Creation, Hob. XXI:2, Pt. 1: No. 3, And God Made the Firmament

And God made the firmament and divided

The waters which were under the firmament

From the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so

Then howling raged the blast of the tempest

The clouds then were driven like chaff in the wind

The lightning smashed the heavens asunder

And crashing thunder resounded on high

From waters rose at his command

The all-refreshing rain

The devastating hail

The light and flaky snow

Then God made the firmament and divided

The waters which were under the firmament

From the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so

And God made the firmament and divided

The waters which were under the firmament

From the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so