Worship — Attributes and Providence of God
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty
- No. 99
- Metre P. M.
- Tune NICÆA.
- Words Reginald Heber.
- Music John B. Dykes.
- Key E major
- Singing key D major
- Time 4/4
- 3 stanzas
Words
⤢ Full screenHoly, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee;
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God over all, who rules eternity.
Holy, holy, holy! angels adore thee,
Casting down their bright crowns around the glassy sea;
Thousands, and ten thousands worship low before thee,
Which wert and art and evermore shalt be.
Holy, holy, holy! though darkness hide thee,
Though the eye of man thy great glory may not see;
Only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
Perfect in power, in love and purity.
About this hymn
As printed As printed: hymn number «99», tune name «NICÆA. P. M.» centred over the music (with the Æ ligature), «John B. Dykes.» at the right (capitals and small capitals); running head «WORSHIP—ATTRIBUTES AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD.». Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «Ho-ly». Stanzas 2–3 are printed as text in two columns below the music (stanza 2 left, stanza 3 right); no reference line is printed (the hymn has its own tune). «Reginald Heber.» in italics after stanza 3. The print sets a thin space before «!» and «;» («Almighty !», «thee ;», «holy !», «sea ;», «see ;», «holy ;»); it is closed up here. Stanza 1 has commas after each «holy» («Ho-ly, ho-ly, ho-ly, Lord God Almighty!»), stanzas 2 and 3 an exclamation mark after the third («Holy, holy, holy!»), as printed. «Thousands, and ten thousands» with the comma, as printed. Lines too long for the column («…around / the glassy sea;», «…low / before thee,», «…shalt / be.», «…hide / thee,», «…glory / may not see;», «…beside / thee,») run over to an indented printed line; they are joined here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print.
- Source
- The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
- Where
- Worship — Attributes and Providence of God · No. 99 · printed page 37
- Checked
- score verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30
