465. Holy God, We Praise Thy Name

1 Holy God, we praise thy name;
Lord of all, we bow before thee!
All on earth thy scepter claim,
All in heav'n above adore thee;
Infinite thy vast domain,
Everlasting is thy reign.
[Infinite thy vast domain,
Everlasting is thy reign.]

2 Hark! the loud celestial hymn
Angel choirs above are raising;
Cherubim and Seraphim,
In unceasing chorus praising,
Fill the heav'ns with sweet accord:
"Holy, holy, holy Lord!"
["Fill the heav'ns with sweet accord:
Holy, holy, holy Lord!"]

3 Lo, the apostolic train
Joins, the sacred name to hallow;
Prophets swell the loud refrain,
And the white-robed martyrs follow;
And from morn to setting sun,
Through the Church the song goes on.
[And from morn to setting sun,
Through the Church the song goes on.]

4 Holy Father, Holy Son,
Holy Spirit, Three we name thee;
While in essence only One,
Undivided God we claim thee;
And adoring bend the knee,
While we own the mystery.
[And adoring bend the knee,
While we own the mystery.]

Text Information
First Line: Holy God, we praise thy name
Title: Holy God, We Praise Thy Name
Author (attributed to): Ignaz Franz, 1719-1790
Translator: Clarence Walworth, 1820-1900 (alt.)
Meter: 7 8 7 8 77
Language: English
Publication Date: 2012
Scripture: ; ; ; ;
Topic: Funeral: Sacraments; Angels; Gathering (12 more...)
Source: Grosser Gott, wir loben dich
Tune Information
Name: GROSSER GOTT
Meter: 7 8 7 8 77
Key: F Major
Source: Katholisches Gesangbuch, Vienna, c.1774



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