It is not a specific setting of any piece of scripture, but has echoes of Psalm 117 (118) and Isaiah 6.
The song is set to an unnamed tune by Dufford. This has a 3/4 time signature, and was originally published in the key of C. The first few notes in this key are G EF G c.
Sheet music and an MP3 recording are still available from OCP.
Downloads
Examples
Church music group with guitar backing:
Church choir with piano backing:
Soloist with organ:
Lyrics
The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website.The song starts with a seven-line chorus, and this is repeated after each of the three verses. The 2nd verse is shorter, and has a totally different tune. A rough outline is:
Chorus:
Sing to the mountains, sing to the sea ...
1 I will give thanks to you, my Lord.
2 Holy, holy, holy Lord ...
3 This is the day that the Lord has made...
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