Church Book ‎#9

9. All glory be to God on High

1 All glory be to God on High,
Who hath our race befriended!
To us no harm shall now come nigh,
The strife at last is ended;
God showeth His good will to men,
And peace shall reign on earth again;
Oh, thank Him for His goodness.

2 We praise, we worship Thee, we trust,
And give Thee thanks for ever,
O Father, that Thy rule is just,
And wise, and changes never:
Thy boundless power o'er all things reigns,
Thou dost whate'er Thy will ordains:
Well for us that Thou rulest!

3 O Jesus Christ, our God and Lord,
Son of Thy Heavenly Father,
O Thou who hast our peace restored,
And the lost sheep dost gather,
Thou Lamb of God, to Thee on high
From out our depths we sinners cry,
Have mercy on us, Jesus!

4 O Holy Ghost, Thou precious Gift,
Thou Comforter unfailing,
O'er Satan's snares our souls uplift,
And let Thy power availing
Avert our woes and calm our dread:
For us the Saviour's Blood was shed;
We trust in Thee to save us!

Text Information

• First Line: All glory be to God on High
• German Title: Allein Gott in der Höh sey Ehr
• Author: Nicholas Decius (Von Hofe) (1529)
• Translator: Miss Winkworth (1862, a.)
• Meter: Iambic. 8, 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Worship: Praise and Thanksgiving; Christmas Day; Lent, Third Sunday; Fourth Sunday after Trinity

Tune Information

• Name: ALLEIN GOTT IN DER HÖH SEY EHR
• Meter: Iambic. 8, 7.
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Composer in index: Attributed to J. Kugelman, 1540. From Latin