Scripture Verse

Give glory to the Lord your God. Jeremiah 13:16

Introduction

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Hymns and Sac­red Po­ems 1739. This is a pa­ra­phrase of the Glor­ia in Ex­cel­sis in the Book of Com­mon Pray­er.

Music: Monk­land John An­tes, in A Col­lect­ion of Hymn Tunes Chief­ly Com­posed for Pri­vate Amuse­ment by John Antes, cir­ca 1790. Ar­ranged by John B. Wilkes in Hymns An­cient and Mo­dern, 1861 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

  • Judah J. V. Watts, in the Me­tho­dist Tune Book (To­ron­to & Ha­li­fax Ca­na­da: Me­tho­dist Book and Pub­lish­ing House & Me­tho­dist Book Room, 1881), num­ber 272 (🔊 pdf nwc)

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of An­tes or Wilkes (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Lyrics

Glory be to God on high,
God whose glo­ry fills the skies;
Peace on earth to man forgiv’n,
Man, the well beloved of Heav’n.

Sovereign Fa­ther, heavenly King,
Thee we now presume to sing;
Glad, Thine attributes confess,
Glorious all, and numberless.

Hail, by all Thy works adored!
Hail, the ev­er­last­ing Lord!
Thee with thankful hearts we prove
God of power, and God of love.

Christ our Lord and God we own,
Christ, the Fa­ther’s only Son,
Lamb of God for sinners slain,
Savior of offending man.

Bow Thine ear, in mercy bow,
Hear, the world’s atonement, Thou!
Jesus, in Thy name we pray,
Take, O take our sins away!

Powerful advocate with God,
Justify us by Thy blood;
Bow Thine ear, in mercy bow,
Hear, the world’s atonement, Thou!

Hear, for Thou, O Christ, alone
Art with God the Fa­ther One,
One the Holy Ghost with Thee,
One supreme, eter­nal Three.