SDA Hymnal 30
Holy God, We Praise Your Name
Words: Ignaz FranzMusic: Catholic KirchengesangTune: Grosser Gott7.8.7.8.7.7
1Holy God, we praise Your name;
Lord of all, we bow before You!
All on earth Your scepter claim,
All in heaven above adore You;
RefrainInfinite Your vast domain,
Everlasting is Your reign!
2Hark! the loud celestial hymn
Angel choirs above are raising,
Cherubim and seraphim,
In unceasing chorus praising;
3Holy Father, Holy Son,
Holy Spirit, three we name You;
While in essence only one,
Undivided God we claim You;
- Words
- Ignaz Franz; tr. Clarence Alphonsus Walworth
- Tune
- Grosser Gott
- Meter
- 7.8.7.8.7.7
- Scripture
- Revelation 4:8; Isaiah 6:3; 1 Timothy 1:17
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The verse
- Meter
- 7.8.7.9 · the hymnal prints 7.8.7.8.7.7
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 88% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Holy God, we praise Your name;/˘/˘/˘/7A
Lord of all, we bow before You!/˘/˘/˘/˘8B
All on earth Your scepter claim,/˘/˘??/7A
All in heaven above adore You;/˘/˘˘/˘/˘9B
Verse 2
Hark! the loud celestial hymn/˘/˘/˘/7A
Angel choirs above are raising,/˘/˘/˘/˘8B
Cherubim and seraphim,???˘/˘/7C
In unceasing chorus praising;˘˘/˘/˘/˘8B
Verse 3
Holy Father, Holy Son,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Holy Spirit, three we name You;/˘/˘/˘/˘8B
While in essence only one,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Undivided God we claim You;/˘/˘/˘/˘8B
Refrain
Infinite Your vast domain,/˘˘˘/˘/7A
Everlasting is Your reign!/˘/˘˘˘/7A
Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.