Holy God, We Praise Thy Name (hi-lo)

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HOLY GOD, WE PRAISE THY NAME
Trans: Clarece Walworth
Catholic hymn
Key: G
Time: 3/4


4  4  4-3  4   -4 5  -4   4
7  7  7-7  7   -8 8  -8   7
Ho-ly God, we praise Thy Name;

 5   5  5-4  4  6-5 5   5    -4
 8   8  8-8  7  9-9 8   8    -8
Lord of all, we bow be-fore Thee!

 5  5   4-3   4  -4 5  -4   4
 8  8   7-7   7  -8 8  -8   7
All on earth Thy scep-ter claim,

 5  5    5 -4 4 6-5  5  5    -4
 8  8    8 -8 7 9-9  8  8    -8
All in Heav'n a-bove a-dore Thee;

-4 5  -5 5 -4   5   -5  6
-8 8  -9 8 -8   8   -9  9
In-fi-nite Thy vast do-main,

-6 -6  6-5  5 -55  -4   4
-10-10 9-9  8 -98  -8   7
Ev-er-last-ing is Thy reign.

Hark! the loud celestial hymn
Angel choirs above are raising,
Cherubim and seraphim,
In unceasing chorus praising;
Fill the heavens with sweet accord:
Holy, holy, holy, Lord.

Lo! the apostolic train
Join the sacred Name to hallow;
Prophets swell the loud refrain,
And the white robed martyrs follow;
And from morn to set of sun,
Through the Church the song goes on.

Holy Father, Holy Son,
Holy Spirit, Three we name Thee;
While in essence only One,
Undivided God we claim Thee;
And adoring bend the knee,
While we own the mystery.


This is a beautiful classic Catholic hymn, 
used by the Church for a couple of centuries. 
The words are at'trib'ut'ed to Ig'naz Franz, 
in Ma'ria The're'sa's Ka'thol'isch'es Ge'sang'buch 
(Vi'en'na: cir'ca 1774) trans'lat'ed from Ger'man 
to Eng'lish by Clar'ence A. Wal'worth, 1858.

It is still sung today in many conservative or traditional Catholic
circles, usually as a Benediction (adoration) hymn.