Great Jehovah, we adore Thee

Representative Text

Great Jehovah! we adore Thee:
God the Father, God the Son,
God the Spirit, joined in glory
On the same eternal throne!
Endless praises
To Jehovah, Three in One!
Amen.

Source: African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #648

Author: William Goode

Goode, William, M.A., born in Buckingham, April 2, 1762, and received his early education, first in that town, and then under the care of the Rev. T. Bull, a Dissenting minister, at Newport Pagnel. Having a strong inclination for Holy Orders, he left the business in which he was engaged with his father, and, in 1780, entered Magdalen Hall, Oxford, where he graduated B.A. in 1784, and M.A., 1787. On taking Holy Orders in 1786, he became curate of Abbots Langley, Herts; then of St. Ann's, Blackfriars, and subsequently rector of the latter parish, adding thereto one or two lectureships. He died April 15, 1816. Mr. Goode's interest in foreign mission work was very earnest, and took a practical turn in assisting to found the Church Missionary So… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Great Jehovah, we adore Thee
Author: William Goode
Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.7
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

SICILIAN MARINERS

SICILIAN MARINERS is traditionally used for the Roman Catholic Marian hymn "O Sanctissima." According to tradition, Sicilian seamen ended each day on their ships by singing this hymn in unison. The tune probably traveled from Italy to Germany to England, where The European Magazine and London Review…

Go to tune page >


VICTOR'S CROWN (Parker)


GREENVILLE (Rousseau)


Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 1 of 1)
TextPage Scan

African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #648

Include 123 pre-1979 instances
Suggestions or corrections? Contact us