The words were translated by English Church of England member, lawyer and liturgical writer John David Chambers(1805-1893). It was originally published under the title "The Father, Son and Holy Ghost", with the 2nd verse as a chorus.
With meter LM (8.8.8.8), tunes it has been set to include:
All hail, eternal Unity;
O God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, ever One.
Original chorus:
Behold to Thee, this festal day,
We meekly pour our thankful lay;
O let our work accepted be,
That sweetest work of praising Thee.
Three Persons praise we evermore,
One only God our hearts adore;
In Thy sure mercy ever kind
May we our true protection find.
O Trinity! O Unity!
Be present as we worship Thee;
And with the songs that angels sing
Unite the hymns of praise we bring.
With meter LM (8.8.8.8), tunes it has been set to include:
- OLD HUNDREDTH/100TH by French composer Louis Bourgeois (c. 1510 – 1559), from from the Genevan Psalter,1551. This is the most-commonly used tune
- O LUX BEATA TRINITAS - Sacred Plainsong, Mode VIII - Chambers' original tune for the hymn
- MENDON - a German tune
- GOLDEL - by J H Schien
- ILLSLEY by English organist John Bishop (1665-1737)
- DEVONSHIRE by John Frederick Lampe
Downloads
This section may contain affiliate links: I earn from qualifying purchases on these. Free downloads are provided where possible (eg for public domain items).
Examples
Choir with organ and drums, recorded live in a church service, tune OLD 100TH
Choir with organ, professional recording, tune OLD 100TH
Choir, unaccompanied, tune TBA
Cantor (and congregation?) with organ, words on-screen, tune OLD 100TH
Singer with keyboard, tune TBA
Choir with piano, words on-screen, tune OLD 100TH
Choir with organ, professional recording, tune TBA
Instrumental, organ, tune DEVONSHIRE
Lyrics
All hail, adored Trinity;All hail, eternal Unity;
O God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, ever One.
Original chorus:
Behold to Thee, this festal day,
We meekly pour our thankful lay;
O let our work accepted be,
That sweetest work of praising Thee.
Three Persons praise we evermore,
One only God our hearts adore;
In Thy sure mercy ever kind
May we our true protection find.
O Trinity! O Unity!
Be present as we worship Thee;
And with the songs that angels sing
Unite the hymns of praise we bring.
No comments:
Post a Comment