421 - Praise to God

 

 

1. All glory be to God on high,

and peace on earth from heaven,

and God’s good will unfailingly

be to all people given.

We bless, we worship you,

we raise for your great glory

thanks and praise, O God, Almighty Father.

 

2. O Lamb of God, Lord Jesus Christ,

whom God the Father gave us,

who for the world was sacrificed

up on the cross to save us;

and, as you sit at God’s right hand

and we for judgement there must stand,

 

 

have mercy, Lord, upon us.

 

3. You only are the Holy One,

who came for our salvation,

and only you are God’s true Son,

who was before creation.

You, only, Christ, as Lord we own,

and with the Spirit, you alone

share in the Father’s glory.

 

 

 

 

 

Words: Nikolaus Decius (1490?-1541); tr. F. Bland Tucker (1895-1984), rev.; pars. of Gloria in excelsis. Music: Allein Gott in der Hoh, melody att. Nikolaus Decius (1490?-1541).