Holy, Holy, Holy
Hymn composed by
John Bacchus DykesContextual information
This hymn appears as #26 in Singing the Living Tradition.
This hymn appears as #26 in Singing the Living Tradition.
Tune Name
NICAEA
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Text Meter
12.12.12.10.
10.9.10.9
Song Composer
John Bacchus DykesHymn Arranger
Composer Background information
John Bacchus Dykes (1823–1876), from Yorkshire, England, directed the choir of Durham Cathedral and was a founder of the University Musical Society at Cambridge. His tune NICAEA was composed for Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861) for the hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy, Author of Creation.” Appropriate to Bishop Heber’s original text, the name refers to the Christian ecumenical council at Nicaea in 325 CE, at which the doctrine of the Trinity was formalized.
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Lyrics
Holy, holy, holy, author of creation!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee;
holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty;
who was, and is, and evermore shall be.
Holy, holy, holy, though the darkness hide thee,
hindered by our vanities we have not eyes to see.
Only thou art holy, there is none beside thee,
perfect in power, in love, and purity.
Holy, holy, holy, author of creation!
All thy works shall praise thy name in earth and sky and sea;
holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty;
who was, and is, and evermore shall be.
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