The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 ‎#584

584. O What the Joy and the Glory Must Be

Text Information

• First Line: O what the joy and the glory must be
• Title: O What the Joy and the Glory Must Be
• Latin Title: O quanta qualia sunt illa Sabbata
• Author: Pierre Abelard, 1079-1142
• Translator: John Mason Neale (1818-1866) (1854, alt.)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Revelation 22:14
  ;
  1 Peter 5:1
• Topic: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Heaven: Yearning, Hope for
• Notes: Blessed are they that do His commandments … and may enter in through the gates into the city. Rev. 22:14. A partaker of the glory that shall be revealed. I Pet. 5:1.

Tune Information

• Name: O QUANTA QUALIA
• Harmonizer: John B. Dykes (1823-1876) (1868)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10.
• Key: G Major
• Source: Paris Antiphoner, 1681
• Notes: M.M. 58