Soli Deo Gloria (O God of Blessings, all Praise to You)

This is a gathering hymn about praising God in music and song.  "Soli Deo Gloria" is a Latin term for Glory to God alone.

It was written by American Lutheran composer and pastoral musician, Marty Haugen (b 1950), and first published in 1999 by GIA Publications.

With meter 9 9 9 9 9 7 7, it is set to the tune SOLI DEO GLORIA, which was composed for the text.   This has a 3/4 time signature. In the key of F, the first few notes of the melody are C FE ED F BA G_.

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Arranged for SATB with assembly, organ, brass and timpani

Examples

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Lyrics

The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website. A rough outline is:

O God of blessings, all praise to you!  Your love surrounds us ...
Soli Deo gloria! Soli Deo gloria!

All praise for prophets, through grace inspired to preach and witness ... 
Soli Deo gloria! Soli Deo gloria!

All praise for music, deep gift profound, through hands and voices .... 
Soli Deo gloria! Soli Deo gloria!

All praise for Jesus, best gift divine through word and witness, in bread and wine ...
Soli Deo gloria! Soli Deo gloria!

A billion voices in one great song, now soft and gentle, now deep and strong,
Soli Deo gloria! Soli Deo gloria!

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• Hymns of praise
• Gathering hymns

KEEP IN CASE ORIGINAL IS REMOVED, BUT DO NOT DISPLAY O God of blessings, all praise to you!
Your love surrounds us our whole life through.
You are the freedom of those oppressed;
you are the comfort of all distressed.
Come now, O holy and welcome guest:
Soli Deo gloria! Soli Deo gloria!

All praise for prophets, through grace inspired
to preach and witness with hearts on fire.
Your Spirit chooses the weak and small
to sing the new reign where mighty fall;
with them may we live your gospel call:
Soli Deo gloria! Soli Deo gloria!

All praise for music, deep gift profound,
through hands and voices in holy sound;
the psalms of David, and Mary's praise,
in wordless splendor and lyric phrase,
with all creation one song we raise:
Soli Deo gloria! Soli Deo gloria!

All praise for Jesus, best gift divine
through word and witness, in bread and wine;
incarnate love song of boundless grace,
priest, teacher, prophet in time and space,
your steadfast kindness with human face:
Soli Deo gloria! Soli Deo gloria!

A billion voices in one great song,
now soft and gentle, now deep and strong,
in ev'ry culture and style and key,
from hill and valley, with sky and sea,
with Christ we praise you eternally:
Soli Deo gloria! Soli Deo gloria!