Voices Together ‎#138

138. Christ, We Do All Adore Thee

Christ, we do all adore thee,
and we do praise thee forever.
Christ, we do all adore thee,
and we do praise thee forever,
for on the holy cross
hast thou the world from sin redeemed.
Christ, we do all adore thee,
and we do praise thee forever.
Christ, we do all adore thee.

Text Information

• First Line: Christ, we do all adore thee
• Title: Christ, We Do All Adore Thee
• Translator: Theodore Baker
• Meter: Irregular
• Publication Date: 2020
• Scripture:
  Colossians 1:15-20
  ;
  Revelation 5:9-14
• Topic: Jesus Christ: Death of; Atonement; Heritage: Before 1500; Reign of Christ
• Source: “Adoremus te Christe” (present-day France), 9th c.; trans. Theodore Baker (USA), The Seven Last Words of Christ, 1899

Tune Information

• Name: ADORE THEE
• Composer: Theodore Dubois
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: C Major
• Source: The Seven Last Words of Christ, 1867