Sunday, September 29, 2013

Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!


Holy, Holy, Holy!  Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee.
Holy, Holy, Holy! merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!

 Holy, Holy, Holy!  all the saints adore Thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea.
Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,
Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.

Holy, Holy, Holy!  tho’ the darkness hide Thee,
Tho’ the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see.
Only Thou art holy - there is none beside Thee,
Perfect in pow’r, in love, in purity.

Holy, Holy, Holy!  Lord God Almighty!
All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth, and sky, and sea.
Holy, Holy, Holy! merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!


Reginald Heber
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3 comments:

  1. Steve BrickerSeptember 30, 2013 at 8:52 AM

    One of my favorites, and we sang it Sunday morning. :-)

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  2. Glenn E. ChatfieldSeptember 30, 2013 at 9:16 AM

    It goes good on the bagpipes too!

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  3. LoisOctober 18, 2013 at 3:15 PM

    My favorite too! When I was very young I couldn't say the l sound, but I would sing the ho-ey, ho-ey, ho-ey part at the top of my lungs. Since then, the whole text has taken on new meaning in my life! :) Thanks for sharing.

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