Hymns and Tunes 1886 95
Lord, thy glory fills the heaven
Words: Richard MantMusic: John H. WilcoxTune: Faben8s & 7s. D.
1Lord, thy glory fills the heaven;
Earth is with its fullness stored;
Unto thee be glory given,
Holy, holy, holy Lord!
Heavens still with anthems ringing;
Earth takes up the angels' cry,
Holy, holy, holy, singing,
Lord of hosts, thou Lord most high.
2Ever thus in God's high praises,
Brethren, let our tongues unite,
While our thoughts his greatness raises,
And our love his gifts excite:
With his seraph train before him,
With his holy church below,
Thus unite we to adore him,
Bid we thus our anthem flow.
3Lord, thy glory fills the heaven,
Earth is with its fullness stored;
Unto thee be glory given,
Holy, holy, holy Lord!
Thus thy glorious name confessing,
We adopt the angels' cry,
Holy, holy, holy! blessing
Thee, the Lord our God most high!
- Words
- Richard Mant
- Music
- John H. Wilcox
- Tune
- Faben
- Also sung to
- Patrin (Christ in Song #312)
- Meter
- 8s & 7s. D.
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7 · as printed
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 83% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCBDEDE
Could also be sung to Converse, Nettleton, Abbot's Leigh, Harwell, All the Way · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.
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