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Hymnal Number
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Keys included:
G
About this Hymn
The text of this hymn comes from Newman's epic poem, The Dream of Gerontius (1865), about a man on his deathbed who contemplates the afterlife. This section, sung by a vision of angels, speaks of Christ as the second Adam, who by flesh and blood offered grace instead of separation from the presence of God. The poem was dramatically set to music by Edward Elgar in 1900, but here we use the congregational hymn tune by English organist John B. Dykes.
Lyrics
Verse 1
Praise to the Holiest in the height, and in the depth be praise; in all his words most wonderful, most sure in all his ways!
Verse 2
Oh, loving wisdom of our God! When all was sin and shame, a second Adam to the fight and to the rescue came.
Verse 3
Oh, wisest love! that flesh and blood, which did in Adam fail, should strive afresh against the foe, should strive, and should prevail;
Verse 4
And that the highest gift of grace should flesh and blood refine: God's presence and his very self, and essence all-divine.
Verse 5
Praise to the Holiest in the height, and in the depth be praise; in all his words most wonderful, most sure in all his ways!
Praise to the Holiest in the height, and in the depth be praise; in all his words most wonderful, most sure in all his ways!
Verse 2
Oh, loving wisdom of our God! When all was sin and shame, a second Adam to the fight and to the rescue came.
Verse 3
Oh, wisest love! that flesh and blood, which did in Adam fail, should strive afresh against the foe, should strive, and should prevail;
Verse 4
And that the highest gift of grace should flesh and blood refine: God's presence and his very self, and essence all-divine.
Verse 5
Praise to the Holiest in the height, and in the depth be praise; in all his words most wonderful, most sure in all his ways!
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: John Henry Newman, 1865, alt.
Music: John B. Dykes, 1868
Music: John B. Dykes, 1868