Glory to God ‎#258

258. A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing!

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Text Information

• First Line: A hymn of glory let us sing!
• Title: A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing!
• Author: The Venerable Bede (7th–8th cent.)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Genesis 31:49
  ;
  Psalm 47:5-9
  ;
  Matthew 26:30
  ;
  Mark 14:26
  ;
  Mark 16:14-20
  ;
  Luke 24:36-53
  ;
  Acts 1:1-11
  ;
  Ephesians 1:15-23
  ;
  Ephesians 4:8
  ;
  Philippians 2:1-11
  ;
  Colossians 3:1-4
  ;
  Hebrews 1:3
  ;
  Revelation 4:11
  ;
  Revelation 5:13
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Ascension and Reign; The Triune God
• Source: Trans. Lutheran Book of Worship, 1978
• Copyright: © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship (admin. Augsburg Fortress)

Tune Information

• Name: DEO GRACIAS
• Harmonizer: Alfred V. Fedak (2012)
• Meter: LM
• Key: c minor
• Source: “The Agincourt Song,” c. 1415
• Copyright: Harm. © 2012 Alfred V. Fedak
• Notes: (alternate tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN with “Alleluias,” 15) (alternate harmonization, 189)

Text Information:

These stanzas have been crafted from various English translations of a much longer Latin hymn preserved in an 11th-century manuscript in the British Museum. This text celebrating Christ’s majesty is well set to a 15th-century English tune commemorating a military victory.