HYMN 138.......Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty......Nicaea

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall ride to Thee,
Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty,
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity.

Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore Thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,
Who wert and art and evermore shalt be.

Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide Thee,
Through the eye of sinfulness they glory may not see,
Only Thou are holy; there is none beside Thee
Perfect in power, in love and purity.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All Thy works shall praIse Thy name in earth and sky and sea;
Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity.

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Text: Reginald Heber 1783-1826
As in Hymns Written and Adapted 1827
John Bacchus Dykes 1861
Desc, David McKinley Williams 1948