Glory to God ‎#610

610. O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

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Text Information

• First Line: O for a thousand tongues to sing
• Title: O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
• Author: Charles Wesley (1739, alt.)
• Translator (into Spanish): Federico J. Pagura
• Meter: CM
• Language: English; Korean; Spanish
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 35:28
  ;
  Psalm 66:2
  ;
  Psalm 71:23
  ;
  Psalm 96:1-4
  ;
  Psalm 103:1-4
  ;
  Psalm 119:172
  ;
  Isaiah 1:18
  ;
  Isaiah 12:4-5
  ;
  Isaiah 35:5-6
  ;
  Isaiah 61:1-3
  ;
  Matthew 11:2-5
  ;
  Matthew 15:31
  ;
  Matthew 28:19-20
  ;
  Mark 7:37
  ;
  Luke 4:18
  ;
  Luke 7:22
  ;
  John 8:34-36
  ;
  John 20:31
  ;
  Romans 3:24-25
  ;
  2 Corinthians 1:3-7
  ;
  Ephesians 1:7
  ;
  Philippians 2:9-11
  ;
  1 Peter 5:7
  ;
  Revelation 5:12
• Topic: Adoration; The Church; Evangelism; Grace; Personal Peace; Praise; Salvation
• Source: Korean trans. The United Methodist Korean Hymnal Committee
• Copyright: Spanish Trans. © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House (admin. The Copyright Company) ; Korean Trans. © 2001 The United Methodist Publishing House (admin. The Copyright Company)

Tune Information

• Name: AZMON
• Composer: Carl Gotthelf Gläser (1828)
• Arranger: Lowell Mason (1839)
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major

Text Information:

This text comes from an 18-stanza hymn the author wrote to mark the first anniversary of his life-changingconversion experience. It is now customarily the first hymn in Methodist hymnals worldwide. This tune, adapted from a German composer, is the usual North American setting.