Text:By every nation, race and tongue
Author:H. B. George (1838-1910)
Tune:EASTER SONG
Arranger:R. Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

579. By every nation, race and tongue

1 By every nation, race and tongue,
worship and praise be ever sung;
praise the Father: Alleluia!
For pardoned sin, death overcome,
and hopes that live beyond the tomb:
Alleluia, alleluia;
alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

2 Saints who on earth have suffered long,
for Jesus' sake enduring wrong,
ever-faithful: Alleluia!
Where faith is lost in sight, rejoice
and sing with never-wearied voice:
Alleluia, alleluia;
alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

3 Let earth and air and sea unite
to celebrate his glorious might,
their creator: Alleluia!
Sun, moon and stars in endless space
echo the song of every race:
Alleluia, alleluia;
alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Text Information
First Line: By every nation, race and tongue
Author: H. B. George (1838-1910)
Meter: 8 8 4 4 8 8 and Alleluias
Language: English
Publication Date: 1987
Topic: God's Church: Doxology, Glory to God; Pentecost 21: The Christian Hope; Last Sunday after Pentecost: Citizens of Heaven
Tune Information
Name: EASTER SONG
Arranger: R. Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Meter: 8 8 4 4 8 8 and Alleluias
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Geistliche Kirchengesang Cologne 1623
Copyright: arr. © Oxford University Press



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