GLORIA PATRI

N. B. The metre marks affixed to the preceding psalms have reference to a division of the metres, founded on the nature of the verse, into four classes, marked-I. II. III. IV.

CLASS I. includes common, long, and short metres, marked—C. M., L. M., S. M.

CLASS II. includes the other Iambic metres, eight in number, marked—II. 1, II. 2, II. 3, II. 4, &c., which may be named; Two one; Two two; Two three, &c.

CLASS III. includes the Trochaic metres, being five in number, marked-III. 1, III. 2, III. 3, &c., which may be named; Three one; Three two, &c.

CLASS IV. includes the metres consisting chiefly of triplets, being five in number, marked-IV. 1, IV. 2, IV. 3, &c., and may be named; Four one: Four two, &c.

CLASS I

(C. M.)

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
The God whom we adore,
Be glory, as it was, is now,
And shall be evermore.

(L. M.)

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,

The God whom earth and heav'n adore,

Be glory, as it was of old,

Is now, and shall be evermore.

(S. M.)

To God the Father, Son,

And Spirit, glory be,

As 't was, and is, and shall be so

To all eternity.

CLASS II.

II. 1.

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,

The God whom heav'n's triumphant host
And saints on earth adore;

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Be glory, as in ages past,

As now it is, and so shall last,
When time shall be no more.

II. 2.

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
The God whom heav'n's triumphant host,
And suff'ring saints on earth adore;
Be glory, as in ages past,

As now it is, and so shall last,

When time itself shall be no more.

II. 3.

To God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, Three in One,
Be glory in the highest giv'n,
By all on earth, and all in heav'n;
As was through ages heretofore,
and shall be evermore,

Is now,

II. 4.

To God the Father, Son,
And Spirit, ever bless'd,
Eternal Three in One,
All worship be address'd;
As heretofore

It was, is now,

And shall be so

For evermore,

II. 5.

To God the Father, and to God the Son,
To God the Holy Spirit, Three in One,
Be praise from all on earth and all in heav'n,
As was, and is, and ever shall be giv❜n.

II. 6.

Eternal praise be given,

And songs of highest worth, By all the hosts of heaven, And all the saints on earth, To God, supreme confessed, To Christ, his only Son, And to the Spirit blessed, Eternal Three in One,

II. 7.

To Father, Son, and Spirit bless'd
Supreme o'er earth and heaven,
Eternal Three in One confess'd,
Be highest glory given,
As was through ages heretofore,
Is now, and shall be evermore,
By all in earth and heaven.

II. 8.

By all on earth, and all in heav'n,
Be everlasting glory giv'n

To God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit; equal Three
In undivided Unity,

Ere time had yet its course begun : As was, and is, be highest praise, As still shall be through endless days.

CLASS III.

III. 1.

Holy Father, Holy Son,

Holy Spirit, Three in One!
Glory, as of old, to thee,

Now and evermore shall be !

III. 2.

Praise the name of God most high,
Praise him, all below the sky,
Praise him, all ye heav'nly host,
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost;
As through countless ages past,
Evermore his praise shall last,

III. 3.

Praise the Father, earth and heaven, Praise the Son, the Spirit praise, As it was, and is, be given

Glory through eternal days.

III. 4.

To the Father thron'd in heaven,
To the Saviour, Christ, his Son,

To the Spirit, praise be given,
Everlasting Three in One:

As of old the Trinity

Still is worshipp'd, still shall be,

III. 5.

Great Jehovah! we adore thee,
God the Father, God the Son,

God the Spirit, join'd in glory
On the same eternal throne:
Endless praises

To Jehovah, Three in One.

CLASS IV.

IV. 1.

By angels in heav'n
Of ev'ry degree,
And saints upon earth,
All praise be address'd
To God in three persons,
One God ever bless'd;
As it has been, now is,

And ever shall be.

IV. 2.

All praise to the Father, the Son,
And Spirit, thrice holy and bless'd,
Th' eternal, supreme Three in One,
Was, is, and shall still be address'd.

IV. 3.

All praise to the Father, all praise to the Son,
All praise to the Spirit, thrice bless'd,
The holy, eternal, supreme Three in One,
Was, is, and shall still be address'd.

IV. 4.

O Father Almighty, to thee be address'd

With Christ, and the Spirit, one God ever bless'd,
All glory and worship from earth and from heav'n,
As was,
and is now, and shall ever be given.

IV. 5.

All glory and praise to the Father be given,

The Son, and the Spirit, from earth and from heaven; and is now, be supreme adoration,

As was,

As ever shall be, to the God of salvation.

For Hymns 145 and 185.
To the Father, to the Son,
And Spirit ever bless'd,
Everlasting Three in One,
All worship be address'd;
Praise from all above, below,
As throughout the ages past,
Now is given, and shall be so
While endless ages last.

When used to Hymn 185, in line 6, read

As was throughout the ages past.

Come, let us adore him, come, bow at his feet,
O give him the glory, the praise that is meet;
Let joyful hosannas unceasing arise,

And join the full chorus that gladdens the skies.

Whenever the Hymns are used at the celebration of Divine Service, a certain portion or portions of the Psalms of David in metre shall also be sung.