It was written by Dutch-American Roman Catholic liturgist, composer and publisher Omer Westendorf (1916-1997), and first published in 1962 under the pen-name Paul Francis, by (a predecessor to) World Library Publications.
Some sources attribute the refrain to Mark Evans, while others (ref) suggest that this is perhaps an alias. However the same refrain is used in O God Almighty Father which was translated from German by Irvin Udulutsch, OFM, Cap. (1920–2010) and first published in 1959. So it is difficult to be sure who exactly translated the phrase this way for the first time.
With meter 7.6.7.6 with refrain, the hymn is almost always set to the tune GOTT VATER SEI GEPRIESEN from the Limburg Gesangbuch, a German hymnal published in 1838.
The hymn is in a number of hymnals - some of which are still in-print, including
Some sources attribute the refrain to Mark Evans, while others (ref) suggest that this is perhaps an alias. However the same refrain is used in O God Almighty Father which was translated from German by Irvin Udulutsch, OFM, Cap. (1920–2010) and first published in 1959. So it is difficult to be sure who exactly translated the phrase this way for the first time.
With meter 7.6.7.6 with refrain, the hymn is almost always set to the tune GOTT VATER SEI GEPRIESEN from the Limburg Gesangbuch, a German hymnal published in 1838.
The hymn is in a number of hymnals - some of which are still in-print, including
- Christian Worship, published by Northwestern Publishing House, Milwaukee, 2021 for the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
- One in Faith, World Library Publications, Illinois, USA, 2015
- Singing Our Faith: a hymnal for young Catholics, GIA Publications, Chicago, USA, 2001
- RitualSong, GIA Publications, Chicago, USA, 1996.
and is still available from GIA Publications (link below)/
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Examples
Choir with organ and brass:Cantor with congregation (and choir?) - organ:
Singer with organ:
Choir with piano, professional recording:
Choir and congregation with organ - live in a church service:
Instrumental - piano:
Lyrics
The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website. A rough outline is:1 Sing praise to our Creator O you of Adam's race...
Chorus:
O most holy Trinity,
Undivided Unity;
Holy God, mighty God,
God immortal, be adored.
2 To Jesus Christ give glory, God's co-eternal Son; ...
3 And praise the Holy Spirit poured forth upon the earth; ...
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