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3690. Let Glory Be to God on High

1. Let glory be to God on high:
Peace be on earth as in the sky;
Good will to men! We bow the knee,
We praise, we bless, we worship Thee;
We give Thee thanks, Thy name we sing,
Almighty Father! Heav’nly King!

2. O Lord, the sole begotten Son,
Who bore the crimes which we had done;
Son of the Father, who wast slain
To take away the sins of men;
O Lamb of God, whose blood was spilt
For all the world, and all its guilt—

3. Have mercy on us, through Thy blood;
Receive our prayer, O Lamb of God!
For Thou art holy; Thou alone,
At God’s right hand, upon His throne,
In all His glory, art adored,
With Thee, O Holy Ghost, one Lord.

Text Information
First Line: Let glory be to God on high
Title: Let Glory Be to God on High
Latin Title: Gloria in excelsis Deo
Author: Anonymous
Meter: 88.88.88
Language: English
Source: From the Liturgy of St. James & an 8th Century manuscript in the British Museum; Sabbath Hymn Book (Andover, Massachusetts: 1858)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: MELITA
Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1861)
Meter: 88.88.88
Incipit: 13355 66551 25554
Key: C Major
Source: Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1861
Copyright: Public Domain



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