With Heart and Voice ‎#50

50. Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty

1 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee;
holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

2 Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,
casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
who wert and art and evermore shalt be.

3 Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,
though the eye made blind by sin thy glory may not see,
only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
perfect in power, in love, and purity.

4 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth and sky and sea;
holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

Text Information

• First Line: Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
• Title: Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty
• Author: Reginald Heber (1827, alt.)
• Meter: 11 12 12 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1989
• Topic: The Church at Worship; Descants

Tune Information

• Name: NICAEA
• Composer: John B. Dykes (1861)
• Composer (desc.): David McKinley Williams, 1887-1978
• Meter: 11 12 12 10
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Descant © 1948, 1976, H. W. Gray, Co., a division of Belwin Mills Publishing Corp.