Lutheran Worship ‎#171

171. Holy God, We Praise Your Name

1 Holy God, we praise your name;
Lord of all, we bow before you.
All on earth your scepter claim,
All in heav'n above adore you.
Infinite your vast domain,
Everlasting is your reign.

2 Hark! the glad 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 your 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 You are King of Glory, Christ;
Son of God, yet born of Mary.
For us sinners sacrificed,
As to death a Tributary,
First to break the bars of death,
You have opened heav'n to faith.

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

Text Information

• First Line: Holy God, we praise your name
• Title: Holy God, We Praise Your Name
• Translator: Clarence A. Walworth, 1820-1900 (alt.)
• Meter: 78 78 77
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1982
• Topic: Adoration; Angels; Close of Service; Invocation; Liturgical Hymns; Praise and Adoration; Trinity
• Source: Source Unknown

Tune Information

• Name: GROSSER GOTT
• Meter: 78 78 77
• Key: F Major
• Source: Maria Theresa, Katholisches Gesangbuch, 1774