Glory be to God the Father
Glory be to God the Father. Horatius Bonar* (1808-1889).
Written for the hymnbook of the English Presbyterian Church, Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867), although Bonar had also printed it in his Hymns of Faith and Hope, Third Series (1866). It was entitled ‘Praise’:
Glory be to God the Father, Glory be to God the Son,Glory be to God the Spirit, - Great Jehovah, Three in One! Glory, glory While unending ages run!
Glory be to Him who loved us, Washed us from each spot and stain;Glory be to Him who bought us, Made us kings with Him to reign; Glory, glory, To the Lamb who once was slain.
Glory to the King of angels, Glory to the Church’s King,Glory to the King of...
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