Grand Dieu, nous te bénissons

Representative Text

1 Grand Dieu, nous te bénissons
nous célébrons tes louanges!
Éternel, nous t'exaltons,
de concert avec les anges,
et prosternés devant toi,
nous t'adorons: louange à toi!

2 L'illustre choeur des témoins,
des disciples, des prophètes;
célèbre le Dieu sauveur
dont ils sont les interprètes;
et ton église en tous lieux
bénit ton nom glorieux.

3 Puisse ton règne de paix
s'étendre sur tout le monde!
Dès maintenant, à jamais,
que sur la terre et sur l'onde,
tous genoux soient abattus
au nom du Seigneur Jésus.

4 Gloire soit au Saint-Esprit!
Gloire soit à Dieu de vie!
Gloire soit à Jésus-Christ,
notre sauveur, notre ami!
Son immense charité
dure à perpétuité.

Source: Common Praise (1998) #333

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Translator (into German): Ignaz Franz

Ignaz Franz Poland 1719-1790. Born at Protzau, Silesia, he studied in Glaz andf Breslau. In 1742 he became a Roman Catholic priest. He served as chaplain at Gross-Glogau and vicar of Glogau in Silesia. In 1753 he was appointed archpriest at Schlawa, and assessor to the apostolic vicar's office in Breslau in 1766. He also functioned as the Assessor for Theological Affairs at the Apostolic Vicariate. He wrote hymn lyrics and compiled religious music. His works include “Katholisches Gesangbuch” (1744). He died at Breslau. John Perry Go to person page >

Translator (into French): Henri-Louis Empeytaz

(no biographical information available about Henri-Louis Empeytaz.) Go to person page >

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First Line:	Grand Dieu, nous te bénissons
German Title:	Grosser Gott, wir loben dich
Translator (into German):	Ignaz Franz
Translator (into French):	Henri-Louis Empeytaz
Meter:	7.8.7.8.7.7
Source:	You Are God (Te Deum, Latin hymn, 400?)
Language:	French

English

Common Praise (1998) #333

French

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Tune

GROSSER GOTT (11171)

Also known as: FRAMINGHAM GROSSNER GROSSER GOTT HALLE HUNGARIAN MELODY LAUDAMUS PARIS PASCHAL STILLORGAN GROSSER GOTT was set to the German versification in the Katholisches Gesangbuch (see above). Variants of the tune abound; the version found in the Psalter Hymnal came from Johann Schicht's Allg…

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