Scripture Verse

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:14

Introduction

Words: E. U. Ed­el, 1882. Ap­peared in Jew­els of Praise, ed­it­ed by Asa Hull (New York: Da­ni­el W. Knowles, 1884), page 57.

Music: E. U. Ed­el (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Ed­el’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Glory to God! sang the an­gel throng,
The Sav­ior’s birth re­veal­ing;
Glory to God! it shall be our song,
While Sab­bath bells are peal­ing!

Refrain

Telling un­to all the story,
How He left His home in glo­ry!
Praise ye the Lord! He came to de­liv­er,
Love Him and serve Him for­ev­er!
Telling un­to all the story,
How He left His home in glo­ry!
Praise ye the Lord! He came to de­liv­er,
Love Him and serve Him for­ev­er!

Glory to God! hear the glad re­frain,
From hearts with rap­ture swell­ing;
Peace on the earth and good will to men,
From ev­ery cot and dwell­ing!

Refrain

Glory to God! shall our an­them be,
When safe from all temp­ta­tion;
And on the shore of eter­ni­ty,
Praise Him who brought sal­va­tion!

Refrain