Author: John Henry Newman (1801-1890) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 176 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Praise to the Holiest in the height,
and in the depth be praise:
in all his words most wonderful,
most sure in all his ways.
2 O loving wisdom of our God!
When all was sin and shame,
a second Adam to the fight
and to the rescue came.
3 O wisest love! that flesh and blood,
which did in Adam fail,
should strive afresh against the foe,
should strive and should prevail;
4 And that a higher gift than grace
should flesh and blood refine,
God's presence and his very self,
and essence all-divine.
5 O generous love! that he, who smote
in Man for man the foe,
the double agony in Man
for man should undergo;
6 And in the garden secretly,
and on the cross on high,
should teach his brethren, and inspire
to suffer and to die.
7 Praise to the Holiest in the height,
and in the depth be praise:
in all his words most wonderful,
most sure in all his ways. Topics: Church year Passiontide; Church Year Good Friday; Praise; Proper 19 Year B; Proper 22 Year A; Proper 5 Year C; Sin; The Fourth Sunday of Lent Year B; Wisdom; Passiontide Scripture: Mark 14:32-42 Used With Tune: BILLING
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