Church Book ‎#201

201. A hymn of glory let us sing

1 A hymn of glory let us sing;
New hymns throughout the world shall ring;
By a new way none ever trod,
Christ mounteth to the throne of God.

2 May our affections thither tend,
And thither constantly ascend,
Where, seated on the Father's throne,
Thee reigning in the heavens we own!

3 Be Thou our present Joy, O Lord,
Who wilt be ever our Reward:
And as the countless ages flee,
May all our glory be in Thee!

Text Information

• First Line: A hymn of glory let us sing
• Latin Title: Hymnum canamus gloriae
• Author: Bede, d. 735
• Translator: Elizabeth Rundell Charles (1858)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Ascension; Ascension Day; Eleventh Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune: #244 or #575

Tune Information

• Name: MONTGOMERY
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Composer from index: Stanley, 1735