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990. Holy God, We Praise Thy Name

1 Holy God, we praise Thy name;
Lord of all, we bow before Thee!
All on earth Thy 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 white-robed martyrs follow;
And, from morn till set of sun,
Through the church the song goes on.

4 Holy Father, Holy Son,
Holy Spirit, three we name Thee;
Though in essence only one,
Undivided God we claim Thee,
And adoring bend the knee,
While we own the mystery.

Amen.

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

4 Steh denn, o Herr, uns bei,
die vir dich in Demut bitten,
die dein Blut dort machte frei,
als du für uns hast gelitten.
Nimm uns nach vollbrachtem Lauf
zu dir in den Himmel auf.

Text Information
First Line: Holy God, we praise Thy name (Grosser Gott, wir loben dich!)
Title: Holy God, We Praise Thy Name
German Title: Te Deum laudamus
Translator (into English): Clarence Augustus Walworth (1820-1900) (1853)
Translator (into German): Ignaz Franz (1771)
Meter: 7.8.7.8.7.7.
Language: English; German
Publication Date: 1972
Scripture:
Topic: Book Four: Occasional Selections, Gospel Songs and Hymns; Services, Occasions: Praise, Supplication Hymns
Notes: Praise waiteth for Thee, O God, in Sion: and unto Thee shall the vow be performed. Ps. 65:1.
Tune Information
Name: GROSSER GOTT, WIR LOBEN DICH
Meter: 7.8.7.8.7.7.
Incipit: 11171 23213 3323
Key: G Major
Source: Gesangbuch, Vienna, 1776
Notes: M.M. 84


Text Information:

Late 4th century


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