Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) ‎#140a

140a. Praise to the Holiest in the height

1 Praise to the Holiest in the height,
and in the depth be praise;
in all his words most wonderful,
most sure in all his ways!

2 O loving wisdom of our God!
when all was sin and shame,
a second Adam to the fight
and to the rescue came.

3 O wisest love! that flesh and blood,
which did in Adam fail,
should strive afresh against the foe,
should strive and should prevail;

4 And that the highest gift of grace
should flesh and blood refine:
God's presence and his very self,
and essence all-divine.

5 O generous love! that he who came
as man to smite our foe,
the double agony for us
as man should undergo:

6 And in the garden secretly,
and on the cross on high,
should teach his brethren, and inspire
to suffer and to die.

7 Praise to the Holiest in the height,
and in the depth be praise;
in all his words most wonderful,
most sure in all his ways!

Text Information

• First Line: Praise to the Holiest in the height
• Author: J. H. Newman (1801-1890)
• Meter: 8 6 8 6 (CM)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1987
• Topic: Christ the Teacher; Christmas 1: The Incarnation; Epiphany 5, Revelation: The Wisdom of God; God, Saviour: Suffering and Dying; Lent 5, The King and the Kingdom: The Victory of the Cross; The Fall

Tune Information

• Name: CHORUS ANGELORUM
• Composer: A. Somervell (1863-1937)
• Meter: 8 6 8 6 (CM)
• Notes: Alternative tunes: GERONTIUS (140b), RICHMOND (140c)