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Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith, b. 1926 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Glory to God in the highest, Rejoice in the praise of his worth! Glory to God in the highest, All creatures of heavenly birth! Glory to God in the highest, And peace to his people on earth. 2 Worship the Lord, the Almighty; Devotion and thankfulness bring. "Praise be to God for his glory And peace to his people," we sing; "Glory to God in the highest, The Father and heavenly King." 3 Jesus, the Christ, the Redeemer, The Son of the Father on high; Led as a lamb to the slaughter, And Lord who was willing to die; God in the heavenly places, "Have mercy upon us," we cry. 4 Christ and he only is holy, The Lord whose dominion we own; One with the Father and Spirit, Most high, everlasting, alone; Reigning eternal in glory, The glory of God on his throne. Topics: Pentecost; Trinity Sunday; Confirmation; God the Father (Creator); Jesus Christ; Lamb; Paschal Mystery; Peace; Praise; Rédemption; Thanksgiving Scripture: Luke 2:14 Used With Tune: RUSSWYN Text Sources: Gloria in excelsis Deo

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RUSSWIN

Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Richard Proulx, b. 1937 Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 16123 14325 31243 Used With Text: Glory To God In The Highest

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Glory to God in the Highest

Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith, b. 1926 Hymnal: Worship (3rd ed.) #542 (1986) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 Glory to God in the highest, Rejoice in the praise of his worth! Glory to God in the highest, All creatures of heavenly birth! Glory to God in the highest, And peace to his people on earth. 2 Worship the Lord, the Almighty; Devotion and thankfulness bring. "Praise be to God for his glory And peace to his people," we sing; "Glory to God in the highest, The Father and heavenly King." 3 Jesus, the Christ, the Redeemer, The Son of the Father on high; Led as a lamb to the slaughter, And Lord who was willing to die; God in the heavenly places, "Have mercy upon us," we cry. 4 Christ and he only is holy, The Lord whose dominion we own; One with the Father and Spirit, Most high, everlasting, alone; Reigning eternal in glory, The glory of God on his throne. Topics: Pentecost; Trinity Sunday; Confirmation; God the Father (Creator); Jesus Christ; Lamb; Paschal Mystery; Peace; Praise; Rédemption; Thanksgiving Scripture: Luke 2:14 Languages: English Tune Title: RUSSWYN

Glory To God In The Highest

Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith, b. 1926 Hymnal: Hymnal Supplement 1991 #718 (1991) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 Glory to God in the highest, Rejoice in the praise of his worth! Glory to God in the highest, All creatures of heavenly birth! Glory to God in the highest, And peace to his people on earth. 2 Worship the Lord, the Almighty; Devotion and thankfulness bring. "Praise be to God for his glory And peace to his people," we sing; "Glory to God in the highest, The Father and heavenly King." 3 Jesus, the Christ, the Redeemer, The Son of the Father on high; Led as a lamb to the slaughter, And Lord who was willing to die; God in the heavenly places, "Have mercy upon us," we cry. 4 Christ and he only is holy, The Lord whose dominion we own; One with the Father and Spirit, Most high, everlasting, alone; Reigning eternal in glory, The glory of God on his throne. Topics: Celebration, Jubilation; Christ the King; Christmas Season; Evening; Praise, Adoration; Service Music; Transfiguration; Worship Scripture: Luke 2:14 Languages: English Tune Title: RUSSWIN

Glory to God in the Highest

Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith Hymnal: Hymnal Supplement II #14 (1987) Languages: English Tune Title: RUSSWIN

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Timothy Dudley-Smith

1926 - 2024 Author of "Glory to God in the Highest" in Hymnal Supplement II Timothy Dudley-Smith (b. 1926) Educated at Pembroke College and Ridley Hall, Cambridge, Dudley-Smith has served the Church of England since his ordination in 1950. He has occupied a number of church positions, including parish priest in the diocese of Southwark (1953-1962), archdeacon of Norwich (1973-1981), and bishop of Thetford, Norfolk, from 1981 until his retirement in 1992. He also edited a Christian magazine, Crusade, which was founded after Billy Graham's 1955 London crusade. Dudley-Smith began writing comic verse while a student at Cambridge; he did not begin to write hymns until the 1960s. Many of his several hundred hymn texts have been collected in Lift Every Heart: Collected Hymns 1961-1983 (1984), Songs of Deliverance: Thirty-six New Hymns (1988), and A Voice of Singing (1993). The writer of Christian Literature and the Church (1963), Someone Who Beckons (1978), and Praying with the English Hymn Writers (1989), Dudley-Smith has also served on various editorial committees, including the committee that published Psalm Praise (1973). Bert Polman

Richard Proulx

1937 - 2010 Composer of "RUSSWIN" in Hymnal Supplement II Richard Proulx (b. St. Paul, MN, April 3, 1937; d. Chicago, IL, February 18, 2010). A composer, conductor, and teacher, Proulx was director of music at the Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago, Illinois (1980-1997); before that he was organist and choirmaster at St. Thomas' Episcopal Church in Seattle, Washington. He contributed his expertise to the Roman Catholic Worship III (1986), The Episcopal Hymnal 1982, The United Methodist Hymnal (1989), and the ecumenical A New Hymnal for Colleges and Schools (1992). He was educated at the University of Minnesota, MacPhail College of Music in Minneapolis, Minnesota, St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota, and the Royal School of Church Music in England. He composed more than 250 works. Bert Polman