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126. Holy God, We Praise Thy Name

1 Holy God, we praise thy name.
God of all, we bow before thee.
All on earth your scepter claim;
all in heav’n above adore thee.
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.

3 Lo! the apostolic train
join thy sacred name to hallow.
Prophets swell the glad refrain,
and the blessed martyrs follow,
and, from morn till set of sun,
through the church the song goes on.

4 Holy Author, Holy Word,
Holy Spirit, three we name thee;
still, one holy voice is heard:
undivided God, we claim thee,
and adoring bend the knee,
while we own the mystery.

1 Großer Gott, wir loben dich!
Herr, wir preisen deine Stärke!
Vor dir neigt die Erde sich
und bewundert deine Werke.
Wie du warst vor aller Zeit,
so bleibst du in Ewigkeit!

2 Alles, was dich preisen kann,
Cherubim und Seraphinen,
stimmen dir ein Loblied an,
alle Engel die dir dienen,
rufen dir stets ohne Ruh:
“Heilig, heilig, heilig!” zu.

3 Heilig, Herr Gott Zebaoth!
Heilig, Herr der Himmelsheere!
Starker Helfer in der Not;
Himmel, Erde, Luft und Meere
sind erfüllt von deinem Ruhm;
alles ist dein Eigentum.

4 Auf dem ganzen Erdenkreis
loben Große und auch Kleine;
dich, Gott Vater; dir zum Preis
singt die heilige Gemeinde,
sie verehrt auf seinem Thron
deinen eingebornen Sohn.

Text Information
First Line: Holy God, we praise thy name (Großer Gott, wir loben dich!)
Title: Holy God, We Praise Thy Name
Latin Title: Te Deum laudamus
Translator: Clarence A. Walworth (1853)
Translator (German): Ignace Franz (ca. 1774, alt.)
Meter: 7.8.7.8.7.7
Language: German
Publication Date: 2020
Scripture: ; ; ; ;
Topic: All Saints’ Day; Confessing Faith; Eternal Life (4 more...)
Source: “Te Deum laudamus” (present-day Italy), late 4th c.
Tune Information
Name: GROẞER GOTT, WIR LOBEN DICH
Meter: 7.8.7.8.7.7
Key: G Major
Source: Katholisches Gesangbuch (present-day Austria), 1774
Notes: Chord symbols represent a simplified harmony.



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