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All Glory Be to Thee, Most High

Author: Nicolaus Decius; Anonymous Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: All glory be to thee, Most High, To thee all adoration Text Sources: Gloria in Excelsis, 4th cent.

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ALLEIN GOTT IN DER HÖH

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 213 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, 1809-1847 Tune Sources: V. Schumann's Geistliche Lieder, 1539 Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 13454 32333 23421 Used With Text: All Glory Be to Thee, Most High

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All Glory Be to Thee, Most High

Author: Nicolaus Decius; Anonymous Hymnal: Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #102 (1990) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Lyrics: 1 All glory be to thee, Most High, to thee all adoration; in grace and truth thou drawest nigh to offer us salvation; thou showest thy good will to men, and peace shall reign on earth again; we praise thy Name forever. 2 We praise, we worship thee, we trust, and give thee thanks forever, O Father, for thy rule is just and wise, and changes never; thy hand almighty o'er us reigns, thou doest what thy will ordains; 'tis well for us thou rulest. 3 O Jesus Christ, our God and Lord, Son of the heav'nly Father, O thou who hast our peace restored, the straying sheep dost gather, thou Lamb of God, to thee on high out of the depths we sinners cry: have mercy on us, Jesus! 4 O Holy Spirit, precious gift, thou Comforter unfailing, from Satan's snares our souls uplift, and let thy pow'r, availing, avert our woes and calm our dread. For us the Savior's blood was shed; we trust in thee to save us. Topics: Christ Lamb of God; Covenant of Grace; Foreordination; God Sovereignty of ; Holy Spirit Comforter; Salvation by Grace Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:35 Languages: English Tune Title: ALLEIN GOTT IN DER HÖH

All Glory Be to Thee, Most High

Author: Nicolaus Decius; Anon. Hymnal: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #208 (2018) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Lyrics: 1 All glory be to thee, Most High, to thee all adoration; in grace and truth thou drawest nigh to offer us salvation; thou showest thy goodwill to men, and peace shall reign on earth again; we praise thy name forever. 2 We praise, we worship thee, we trust, and give thee thanks forever, O Father, for thy rule is just and wise, and changes never; thy hand almighty o'er us reigns, thou doest what thy will ordains; 'tis well for us thou rulest. 3 O Jesus Christ, our God and Lord, Son of the heav'nly Father, O thou who hast our peace restored, the straying sheep dost gather; thou Lamb of God, to thee on high out of the depths we sinners cry: have mercy on us, Jesus! 4 O Holy Spirit, precious gift, thou Comforter unfailing, from Satan's snares our souls uplift, and let thy pow'r, availing, avert our woes and calm our dread. For us the Savior's blood was shed; we trust in thee to save us. Topics: Christ As Lamb of God; Covenant of Grace; Decrees of God; God; God Sovereignty of ; Holy Spirit as Comforter; Salvation by Grace; Trinity Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:35 Languages: English Tune Title: ALLEIN GOTT IN DER HÖH

All Glory Be to Thee, Most High

Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Red) #335 (1934) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Lyrics: 1 All glory be to Thee, Most High, To Thee all adoration; In grace and truth Thou drawest nigh To offer us salvation; Thou showest Thy good will to men, And peace shall reign on earth again; We praise Thy Name for ever. 2 We praise, we worship Thee, we trust, And give Thee thanks for ever, O Father, for Thy rule is just And wise, and changes never; Thy hand almighty o'er us reigns, Thou doest what Thy will ordains; 'Tis well for us Thou rulest. 3 O Jesus Christ, our God and Lord, Son of the Heavenly Father, O Thou who hast our peace restored, The straying sheep dost gather, Thou Lamb of God, to Thee on high Out of the depths we sinners cry: Have mercy on us, Jesus! 4 O Holy Spirit, precious gift, Thou Comforter unfailing, From Satan's snares our souls uplift, And let Thy power, availing, Avert our woes and calm our dread. For us the Savior's blood was shed; We trust in Thee to save us. Topics: Blood of Christ; Decrees of God; Holy Spirit; God as King; Lamb of God; Offer Of Salvation; Omnipotence of God; Praise for Blessings; Praise for God's Perfections; Satan; God or Christ as Shepherd; Christ the Son of God; The Holy Trinity Languages: English Tune Title: ALLEIN GOTT

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Anonymous

Translator (English) of "All Glory Be to Thee, Most High" in Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

1809 - 1847 Person Name: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, 1809-1847 Arranger of "ALLEIN GOTT IN DER HÖH" in Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (b. Hamburg, Germany, 1809; d. Leipzig, Germany, 1847) was the son of banker Abraham Mendelssohn and the grandson of philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. His Jewish family became Christian and took the Bartholdy name (name of the estate of Mendelssohn's uncle) when baptized into the Lutheran church. The children all received an excellent musical education. Mendelssohn had his first public performance at the age of nine and by the age of sixteen had written several symphonies. Profoundly influenced by J. S. Bach's music, he conducted a performance of the St. Matthew Passion in 1829 (at age 20!) – the first performance since Bach's death, thus reintroducing Bach to the world. Mendelssohn organized the Domchor in Berlin and founded the Leipzig Conservatory of Music in 1843. Traveling widely, he not only became familiar with various styles of music but also became well known himself in countries other than Germany, especially in England. He left a rich treasury of music: organ and piano works, overtures and incidental music, oratorios (including St. Paul or Elijah and choral works, and symphonies. He harmonized a number of hymn tunes himself, but hymnbook editors also arranged some of his other tunes into hymn tunes. Bert Polman

Nicolaus Decius

1485 - 1541 Translator (German) of "All Glory Be to Thee, Most High" in Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) Decius, Nicolaus (Nicolaus a Curia or von Hofe, otherwise Hovesch, seems to have been a native of Hof, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, and to have been originally called Tech. He became a monk, and was in 1519 Probst of the cloister at Steterburg, near Wolfenbüttel. Becoming favourable to the opinions of Luther, he left Steterburg in July, 1522, and went to Brunswick, where he was appointed a master in the St. Katherine and Egidien School. In 1523 he was invited by the burgesses of Stettin to labour there as an Evangelical preacher along with Paulus von Rhode. He became preacher at the Church of St. Nicholas; was probably instituted by the Town Council in 1526, when von Rhode was instituted to St. Jacob's; and at the visitation in 1535 was recognized as pastor of St. Nicholas'. He died suddenly at Stettin, March 21, 1541, with some suspicion of being poisoned by his enemies of the Roman Catholic faction (Koch, i. 419-421, 471, 472; ii. 483; Allg. Deutsche Biography, iii. 791-793).He seems to have been a popular preacher and a good musician. Three hymns are ascribed to him. These are versions of the “Sanctus," the "Gloria in excelsis," and the "Agnus Dei." The second and third are noted under these Latin first lines. He is also said to have composed or adapted the melodies set to them. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)