Hymns for the Living Church ‎#9

9. 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 to set of sun,
Through the Church the song goes on.

4 Holy Father, Holy Son,
Holy Spirit, Three we name Thee;
While in essence only One,
Undivided God we claim Thee,
And adoring bend the knee,
While we sing our praise to Thee.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Holy God, we praise Thy name
• Title: Holy God, We Praise Thy name
• Translator: Clarence A. Walworth (1853)
• Author (attributed to): Ignace Franz (c. 1774)
• Meter: 7 8 7 8 7 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1974
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 6:3
• Topic: Adoration; God the Father: Attributes; God the Father: Majesty and Power
• Source: Te Deum, c. 4th century (based on)

Tune Information

• Name: GROSSER GOTT, WIR LOBEN DICH
• Meter: 7 8 7 8 7 7
• Key: F Major
• Source: Katholisches Gesangbuch, Vienna, c. 1774