A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing

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1 A hymn of glory let us sing!
New songs throughout the world shall ring:
Alleluia, alleluia!
Christ, by a road before untrod,
ascends unto the throne of God.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

2 The holy apostolic band
upon the Mount of Olives stand,
Alleluia, alleluia!
and with his followers they see
their Lord ascend in majesty.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

3 To them the shining angels cry,
"Why stand and gaze upon the sky?"
Alleluia, alleluia!
"This is the Savior," thus they say.
"This is his glorious triumph day."
Alleluia, alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

4 "You see him now, ascending high
up to the portals of the sky."
Alleluia, alleluia!
"Hereafter Jesus you shall see
returning in great majesty."
Alleluia, alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

5 Be now our joy on earth, O Lord,
and be our future great reward.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Then, throned with you forever, we
shall praise your name eternally.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

6 O risen Christ, ascended Lord,
all praise to you let earth accord.
Alleluia, alleluia!
You are, while endless ages run,
with Father and with Spirit one.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Source: Christian Worship: Hymnal #472

Author: The Venerable Bede

Bede (b. circa 672-673; d. May 26, 735), also known as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede, was an English monk at Northumbrian monastery at Monkwearmouth (now Jarrow). Sent to the monastery at the young age of seven, he became deacon very early on, and then a priest at the age of thirty. An author and scholar, he is particularly known for his Ecclesiastical History of the English People, which gained him the title “Father of English History.” He also wrote many scientific and theological works, as well as poetry and music. Bede is the only native of Great Britain to have ever been made a Doctor of the Church. He died on Ascension Day, May 26, 735, and was buried in Durham Cathedral. Laura de Jong… Go to person page >

Translator: Benjamin Webb

Benjamin Webb (b. London, England, 1819; d. Marylebone, London, 1885) originally translated the text in eight stanzas, although six only appear in Lift Up Your Hearts. It was published in The Hymnal Noted (1852), produced by his friend John Mason Neale. Webb received his education at Trinity College, Cambridge, England, and became a priest in the Church of England in 1843. Among the parishes he served was St. Andrews, Wells Street, London, where he worked from 1862 to 1881. Webb's years there coincided with the service of the talented choir director and organist Joseph Barnby, and the church became known for its excellent music program. Webb edited The Ecclesiologist, a periodi­cal of the Cambridge Ecclesiological Society (1842-1868). A co… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: A hymn of glory let us sing, New songs throughout the world shall ring (Webb)
Title: A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing
Latin Title: Hymnum canamus gloriae
Author: The Venerable Bede
Translator: Benjamin Webb
Meter: 8.8.8.8 with alleluias
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

LASST UNS ERFREUEN

LASST UNS ERFREUEN derives its opening line and several other melodic ideas from GENEVAN 68 (68). The tune was first published with the Easter text "Lasst uns erfreuen herzlich sehr" in the Jesuit hymnal Ausserlesene Catlwlische Geistliche Kirchengesänge (Cologne, 1623). LASST UNS ERFREUEN appeared…

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The Cyber Hymnal #2398
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Ambassador Hymnal #115

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Christian Worship (1993) #171

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Christian Worship #472

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Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary #389

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Evangelical Lutheran Worship #393

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Gather (3rd ed.) #545

Gather Comprehensive #453

Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition #467

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Glory to God #258

Hymnal #287

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Lift Up Your Hearts #208

Lutheran Service Book #493

Lutheran Worship #149

Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song #450

Praise y Adoración #22a

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Rejoice in the Lord #332

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RitualSong (2nd ed.) #639

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RitualSong #606

Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #228

The Covenant Hymnal #263

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The Cyber Hymnal #2398

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The Cyber Hymnal #6137

The Worshiping Church #259

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Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #289

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Trinity Psalter Hymnal #370

Worship (3rd ed.) #469

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Worship (4th ed.) #530

Worship and Rejoice #322

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