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SDA Hymnal 341

To God Be the Glory

Words: Fanny J. CrosbyMusic: William H. DoaneTune: TO GOD BE THE GLORY11.11.11.11 with Refrain

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1To God be the glory, great things He hath done; So loved He the world that He gave us His Son, Who yielded His life an atonement for sin, And opened the life gate that all may go in.

RefrainPraise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the earth hear His voice; Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the people rejoice; O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, And give Him the glory, great things He hath done.

2O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood, To every believer the promise of God; The vilest offender who truly believes, That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.

3Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath done, And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son; But purer, and higher, and greater will be Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.

Scripture
John 3:16; Romans 5:8

The verse

Meter
44 · the hymnal prints 11.11.11.11 with Refrain
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 39% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

To God be the glory, great things He hath done; So loved He the world that He gave us His Son, Who yielded His life an atonement for sin, And opened the life gate that all may go in.˘/˘˘/˘//˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘44A

Verse 2

O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood, To every believer the promise of God; The vilest offender who truly believes, That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/45A

Verse 3

Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath done, And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son; But purer, and higher, and greater will be Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.//˘//˘//˘//˘//˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘///˘˘/47A

Refrain

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the earth hear His voice; Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the people rejoice; O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, And give Him the glory, great things He hath done./˘//˘//˘//˘//˘//˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘//˘//46A

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.