Scripture Verse

Glory to God in the highest. Luke 2:14

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in The Gold­en Cen­ser, by Will­iam Brad­bu­ry (New York: Will­iam B. Brad­bu­ry and Ivi­son, Phin­ney & Blake­man, 1864), pag­es 116–17.

Music: Will­iam B. Brad­bu­ry (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William B. Bradbury (1816–1868)

Lyrics

Glory to God in the high­est!
Glory to God! Glo­ry to God!
Glory to God in the high­est!
Shall be our song to­day;
Another year’s rich mer­cies prove
His cease­less care and bound­less love;
So let our loud­est voic­es raise
Our glad and grate­ful song of praise.

Refrain

Glory to God in the high­est!
Glory to God in the high­est!
Glory, glo­ry, glo­ry, glo­ry,
Glory be to God on high!
Glory, glo­ry, glo­ry, glo­ry,
Glory be to God on high!

Glory to God in the high­est!
Glory to God! Glo­ry to God!
Glory to God in the high­est!
Shall be our song to­day;
The song that woke the glo­ri­ous morn
When Da­vid’s great­er Son was born;
Sung by a hea­ven­ly host, and we
Would join th’an­gel­ic com­pa­ny.

Refrain

Glory to God in the high­est!
Glory to God! Glory to God!
Glory to God in the high­est!
Shall be our song to­day;
And while we with the an­gels sing,
Gifts, with the wise men, let us bring
Unto the Babe of Beth­le­hem,
And of­fer our young hearts to Him.

Refrain

Glory to God in the high­est!
Glory to God! Glo­ry to God!
Glory to God in the high­est!
Shall be our song to­day;
O, may we, an un­brok­en band,
Around the throne of Je­sus stand,
And there with an­gels and the throng
Of His re­deemed ones, join the song.

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