Lutheran Service Book ‎#940

940. 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.

2 Hark! the glad 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!

3 Lo, th'apostles' holy train
Join Thy sacred name to hallow;
Prophets swell the glad refrain,
And the white-robed martyrs follow,
And from morn to set of sun
Through the Church the song goes on.

4 Thou art King of glory, Christ;
Son of God, yet born of Mary.
For us sinners sacrificed,
As to death a Tributary,
First to break the bars of death,
Thou hast opened heav'n to faith.

5 Holy Father, holy Son,
Holy Spirit, three we name Thee;
Though in essence only one,
Undivided God we claim Thee
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
• Translator: Clarence A. Walworth, 1820-1900 (alt. )
• Meter: 78 78 77
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2006
• Scripture:
  Revelation 7:9-14
  ;
  1 Peter 1:18-19
  ;
  1 Corinthians 15:20-23
  ;
  Psalm 31:1-4
• Topic: Biblical Canticles; Hymn of Invocation; Te Deum
• Source: Latin, c. 4th cent.; Katholisches Gesangbuch, Vienna, c.1774 (German version)

Tune Information

• Name: GROSSER GOTT
• Meter: 78 78 77
• Key: F Major
• Source: Katholisches Gesangbuch, Vienna, c.1774; The Woshipbook: Services and Hymns, 1972 (Setting)