Sing we to our God above

Representative Text

Sing we to our God above,
Praise eternal as His love;
Praise Him, all ye heavenly host,
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Source: Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #D13

Author: Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepene… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Sing we to our God above
Author: Charles Wesley (1740)
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

OLD HUNDREDTH

This tune is likely the work of the composer named here, but has also been attributed to others as shown in the instances list below. According to the Handbook to the Baptist Hymnal (1992), Old 100th first appeared in the Genevan Psalter, and "the first half of the tune contains phrases which may ha…

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LAUDAMUS (11135)


CROSS OF JESUS (Stainer)


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A Collection of Hymns for the use of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in America #1138

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A New Selection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #523

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A Selection of Hymns #D18

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A Selection of Spiritual Songs #D10

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Baptist Hymn Book #a873

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Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #D11

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Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #D13

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Book of Worship #D11

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Bradbury's Sabbath School Melodies, and Family Choir #108

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Carmina Sanctorum #D13

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Christian Praise #D7

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Church Hymns and Tunes #D9

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Church Psalmist #845

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Church Psalmist #717

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Church Psalmist #845

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Church Psalmody #D5

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Church Psalmody #D5

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Conference Hymns #D6

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Dyer's Psalmist #D9

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Evangelical Hymnal #D9

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Evangelical Hymns #239

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Free Methodist Hymnal #738

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Harmonia Sacra #97b

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Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) #927

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South #927

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church #D2

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (11th ed.) #D2

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Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church #D9

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Hymn-Book of the Evangelical Association #D14

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #D11

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #D9

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #D9

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Hymns and Carols for Church and Sunday-school #D5

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Hymns and Chants #D7

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Hymns and Songs for Social and Sabbath Worship #D13

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Hymns and Songs for Social and Sabbath Worship. (Rev. ed.) #D13

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Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #D13

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Hymns for Christian Melody #D9

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth and Children #552

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Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth, and Children #552

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Hymns for the Reformed Church in the United States #D8

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #D18

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Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #1138

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Hymns of the Ages #188

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Hymns of the Ages #469

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Hymns of the Ages #519

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Hymns of the Ages #665

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Hymns of the Ages #188

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Hymns of the Ages #469

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Hymns of the Ages #519

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Hymns of the Ages #665

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Hymns of Worship #D16

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Hymns #1008

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Hymns #964

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Hymns #1008

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Laudamus #D5

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Laudes Domini #D10

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Manual of Christian Psalmody #D5

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Mission Songs #8

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Missionary Services and Hymnal #152

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New Hymn and Tune book #411i

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New Hymn and Tune Book #411i

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New Union Hymns #524

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #80

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Parish Hymns #608

Parish Psalmody #d731

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Pentecostal Hymns No. 1 #208

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Plymouth Collection #aD14

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #D10

Psalms and Hymns for the Worship of God #d706

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Psalms and Hymns, for Christian Use and Worship #D7

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Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #CCXCVI

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Revival Hymns #409

Sacred Lyrics #d119

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Seamen's Hymns #717

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Select Hymns #548

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Social Hymn Book #484

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Social Psalmist #717

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Songs for Social and Public Worship #748

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Songs for Social and Public Worship #762

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Songs for Social and Public Worship #766

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #D10

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Songs for the Sanctuary #D10

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