1. A hymn of glory let us sing,
new hymns throughout the world shall ring;
by a new way none ever trod
Christ takes his place--the throne of God!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
2. You are a present joy, O Lord;
you will be ever our reward;
and great the light in you we see
to guide us to eternity.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
3. O risen Christ, ascended Lord,
all praise to you let earth accord,
who are, while endless ages run,
with Father and with Spirit, One.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
| Text information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | A hymn of glory let us sing |
| Author: | The Venerable Bede, 673-735 |
| Translator (sts. 1-2): | Elizabeth Rundle Charles, 1828-1896 (alt.) |
| Translator (st. 3): | Benjamin Webb, 1819-1885 (alt.) |
| Publication Date: | 1982 |
| Meter: | LM with Alleluias |
| Topic: | Ascension |
| Language: | English |
| Tune information | |
|---|---|
| Tune name: | DEO GRACIAS |
| Harmonizer: | Richard Proulx, b. 1937 |
| Composer: | E. Power Biggs, 1906-1977 |
| Meter: | LM with Alleluias |
| Key: | B♭ Major |
| Source: | English ballad melody, Trinity College MS., 15th cent. |
| Copyright: | Copyright © 1947, Mercury Music Corporation. Used by permission. A subsidiary of Theodore Presser Company. |
