Songs for the Lord's House

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morning our song shall rise to Thee; Holy, holy, ho

mer - ci - ful and might-y! God in three per- sons, blessed Trinity!

REGINALD HEBER.

2 Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore Thee,

Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,

Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.

3 Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide Thee,
Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see,
Only Thou art holy, there is none beside Thee,
Perfect in power, in love, and purity.

4 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

All Thy works shall praise Thy Name, in earth, and sky, and sea; Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

ITALIAN HYMN. 6.4.

F. GIARDINI.

Come, Thou Al-might-y King, Help us Thy Name to sing, Help us to praise; Father all

glo- ri-ous, O'er all victori-ous, Come, and reign o-ver us, An-cient of days.

CHARLES WESLEY.

JOHN MARRIOTT.

1 THOU, whose almighty Word
Chaos and darkness heard,
And took their flight;
Hear us, we humbly pray,
And where the Gospel's day
Sheds not its glorious ray,
"Let there be light!'

2 Thou, who didst come to bring On Thy redeeming wing Healing and sight,

Health to the sick in mind,
Sight to the inly blind,
O now, to all mankind,
"Let there be light!"

3 Spirit of truth and love,
Life-giving, holy Dove,

Speed forth Thy flight;
Move o'er the water's face,
Bearing the lamp of grace,
And in earth's darkest place
"Let there be light!"

4 Blesséd and Holy Three,
Glorious Trinity,

Wisdom, Love, Might;
Boundless as ocean's tide,
Rolling in fullest pride,

Through the world, far and wide,

"Let there be light!"