Thee God we praise, Thy name we bless, Thee Lord of all we do confess;
2 To Thee aloud all angels cry,
The heavens and all the powers on high,
The cherubs and the seraphs join,
And thus they hymn Thy praise divine:
3 O holy, holy, holy Lord,
Thou God of hosts, by all adored;
Earth and the heavens are full of Thee,
Thy light, Thy power, Thy majesty.
4 The apostles join the glorious throng,
The prophets swell the immortal song,
The white-robed hosts of martyrs bright
All serve and praise Thee day and night.
5 The holy Church in every place
Throughout the world exalts Thy praise,
And ever doth acknowledge Thee,
Father of boundless majesty.
6 O God eternal, mighty King,
We unto Thee our praises bring;
And to Thy true and only Son,
And Holy Spirit, Three in One.
7 O King of glory, Christ the Lord,
God's everlasting Son-the Word,
To rescue mankind from its doom,
Thou didst our very flesh assume.
8 Thou overcamest death's sharp sting,
Believers unto heaven to bring;
At God's right hand, exalted there,
Thou dost the Father's glory share.
9 And we believe Thou wilt descend
To be our judge, when comes the end;
Thy servants help, whom Thou, O God,
Hast ransomed with Thy precious
Among Thy saints let us be found
With glory everlasting crowned;
Thy people save from age to age,
And bless Thy chosen heritage.
O guide them, lift them up for aye;
We magnify Thee day by day,
Thy name we worship and adore,
World without end, for evermore.
12 Vouchsafe, O Lord, we humbly pray,
To keep us safe from sin this day:
O Lord, have mercy on us all,
Have mercy on us, when we call.
13 Thy mercy, Lord, to us extend,
As on Thy mercy we depend:
Lord, I have put my trust in Thee,
Confounded let me never be.
14th cent. N. Decius, d. 1541
All glory be to God on high, Who hath our race be- friend- ed!
harm shall now come nigh, The strife at last is
ed; God show - eth His good will toward men, And
earth again; O thank Him for His goodness!
2 We praise, we worship Thee, we trust,
And give Thee thanks for ever,
O Father, that Thy rule is just
And wise, and changes never;
Thy boundless power o'er all things reigns,
Done is whate'er Thy will ordains;
Well for us that Thou rulest!
3 O Jesus Christ, God's only Son,
Who with Thy Father reignest,
Thou, who didst save a world undone,
Our hope and stay remainest;
O Lamb of God, to Thee on high
From out our depths we sinners cry,
Have mercy on us, Jesus!
4 O Holy Ghost, Thou precious gift,
Thou Comforter unfailing,
O'er Satan's snares our souls uplift,
And let Thy power availing
Avert our woes and calm our dread,
For us the Savior's blood was shed,
We trust in Thee to save us!
Older form. 8, 7, 8, 7, 8, 8, 7.
14th cent. N. Decius, d. 1541
ry be to God on high, Who hath our
no harm shall now come nigh, The strife at last
Thy kingdom come; Thy ho-ly will May earth as well
2 Give us this day our daily food,
With all we need of promised good;
And freely all our sins remit,
As we our debtors freely quit.
3 Defend us from the tempter's ways,
Uphold when tried, when fallen raise:
For power is Thine, and boundless reign,
In glory evermore, Amen.
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