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Glory Be To God On High

Glory be to God on high, Love to man, and peace on earth

Author: Christopher Wordsworth
Tune: CONSECRATION (Vincent)
Published in 1 hymnal

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 "Glory be to God on high,
Love to man, and peace on earth";
Was the hymn which an­gels sang,
Blessed Savior, at Thy birth.

2 Thou, O Lord, our teach­er art,
Lying in Thy cra­dle low,
Preaching there to all the world
What is best for all to know.

3 God for us His on­ly Son
Sent from high­est realms above;
Wondrous gift! and sur­est sign
Of a heav’n­ly Fa­ther’s love.

4 God’s own Son, who made the world,
Deigned a lit­tle child to be;
May we cast away all pride,
And be low­ly, Lord, like Thee!

5 God the Son our na­ture took,
Joining man to de­i­ty;
Make us keep our bo­dies pure,
And be ho­ly, Lord, like Thee!

6 God the Son has willed us all
Members of Him­self to be;
Make us seek each oth­er’s weal,
And be lov­ing, Lord, like Thee!

7 Glory to the Fa­ther give,
Glory to the Spir­it be,
And to our in­car­nate God,
Glory ever, Lord, to Thee!

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16066

Author: Christopher Wordsworth

Christopher Wordsworth--nephew of the great lake-poet, William Wordsworth--was born in 1807. He was educated at Winchester, and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A., with high honours, in 1830; M.A. in 1833; D.D. in 1839. He was elected Fellow of his College in 1830, and public orator of the University in 1836; received Priest's Orders in 1835; head master of Harrow School in 1836; Canon of Westminster Abbey in 1844; Hulsean Lecturer at Cambridge in 1847-48; Vicar of Stanford-in-the-Vale, Berks, in 1850; Archdeacon of Westminster, in 1865; Bishop of Lincoln, in 1868. His writings are numerous, and some of them very valuable. Most of his works are in prose. His "Holy Year; or, Hymns for Sundays, Holidays, and other occ… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Glory be to God on high, Love to man, and peace on earth
Title: Glory Be To God On High
Author: Christopher Wordsworth
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Source: The Holy Year (London: Rivingtons, 1862)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #16066
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The Cyber Hymnal #16066

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