The New English Hymnal ‎#439a

439a. Praise to the Holiest in the height

1 PRAISE to the Holiest in the height,
And in the depth be praise,
In all his words most wonderful,
Most sure in all his ways.

2 O loving wisdom of our God!
When all was sin and shame,
A second Adam to the fight
And to the rescue came.

3 *O wisest love! that flesh and blood,
Which did in Adam fail,
Should strive afresh against the foe,
Should strive and should prevail;

4 *And that a higher gift than grace
Should flesh and blood refine,
God's presence and his very self,
And essence all-divine.

5 O generous love! that he who smote
In Man for man the foe,
The double agony in Man
For man should undergo;

6 And in the garden secretly,
And on the cross on high,
Should teach his brethren, and inspire
To suffer and to die.

7 Praise to the Holiest in the height,
And in the depth be praise,
In all his words most wonderful,
Most sure in all his ways.

Text Information

• First Line: Praise to the Holiest in the height
• Author: John Henry Newman, 1801-90
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Notes: Alternative tune BILLING 257

Tune Information

• Name: GERONTIUS
• Composer: J. B. Dykes, 1823-76
• Meter: CM
• Key: A♭ Major