The joyfully declarative opening ‘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 eternal ages run!’ may be the best affirmation of the Trinity in song outside of the Bible.
Horatius Bonar’s hymn goes on to further declare the praises of the Lord Jesus Christ for His redemptive work and anticipates the future glories which will be afforded Him when every knee bows and every tongue confess Him as Lord.
We (Australian Presbyterians) sing it to the tune Regent Square.
There seem to be variations on the word set which see it set to tunes of other meters in different hymn books.
The lyrics:
1
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, Glory, glory
while eternal ages run!
2
Glory be to him who loved us,
washed us from each spot and stain:
glory be to him who bought us,
now with God on high to reign!
Glory, glory, Glory, glory
to the Lamb that once was slain!
3
Glory to the King of angels,
glory to the church’s King,
glory to the King of nations;
heaven and earth, your praises bring!
Glory, glory, Glory, glory
to the King of glory sing!
4
Glory, blessing, praise eternal!
Thus the choir of angels sings:
honor, riches, power, dominion!
Thus its praise creation brings.
Glory, glory, Glory, glory
glory to the King of kings!
Pipe organ rendition of the tune ‘Regent Square’. The tune is also popularly associated with the Christmas carol ‘Angels From The Realm Of Glory’ and others.
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