Scripture Verse

The Fa­ther…the Son and…the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:20

Introduction

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Hymns on the Tri­ni­ty 1767.

Music: Ec­cles (Bog­gett) Ri­chard Bog­gett (1796–1879). Pub­lished in the Me­tho­dist Hymn and Tune Book (To­ron­to, Ca­na­da: Me­tho­dist Book & Pub­lish­ing House, 1894), num­ber 69 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Lyrics

Hail, co-es­sen­tial Three,
In mys­tic uni­ty!
Father, Son, and Spi­rit, hail!
God by Hea­ven and earth adored,
God in­com­pre­hen­si­ble;
One su­preme, al­migh­ty Lord,
One su­preme, al­migh­ty Lord.

Thou sit­test on the throne,
Plurality in one;
Saints be­hold Thine op­en face,
Bright, in­suf­fer­ably bright;
Angels trem­ble as they gaze,
Sink in­to a sea of light,
Sink in­to a sea of light.

Ah! when shall we in­crease
Their hea­ven­ly ec­sta­sies?
Chant, like them, the Lord Most High,
Fall like them who dare not move;
Holy, ho­ly, ho­ly, cry,
Breathe the praise of si­lent love?
Breathe the praise of si­lent love?

Come, Fa­ther, in the Son
And in the Spi­rit down;
Glorious tri­une ma­jes­ty,
God through end­less ag­es blest,
Make us meet Thy face to see,
Then re­ceive us to Thy breast;
Then re­ceive us to Thy breast.