(vs. 1, 2, 4)

1. Holy God, we praise thy name; Lord of all, we bow before thee;
all on earth thy scepter claim; all in heaven above adore thee.
Infinite thy vast domain; everlasting is thy reign.

2. Hark, the glad celestial hymn angel choirs above are raising;
cherubim and seraphim, in unceasing chorus praising,
fill the heavens with sweet accord: Holy, holy, holy Lord.

3. Lo! the apostolic train joins thy sacred name to hallow;
prophets swell the glad refrain, and the whiterobed martyrs follow.
And from morn to set of sun, through the church the song goes on.

4. Holy Father, Holy Son, Holy Spirit: three we name thee,
though in essence only one; undivided God we claim thee,
and adoring bend the knee while we own the mystery.

Ignaz Franz, 18th century; trans. by Clarence Walworth, 1853 | Public Domain