557b. Praise to the Holiest in the height

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.

2 O loving wisdom of our God!
When all was sin and shame,
a second Adam to the fight
and to the rescue came.

3 O wisest love! that flesh and blood,
which did in Adam fail,
should strive afresh against the foe,
should strive and should prevail;

4 And that a higher gift than grace
should flesh and blood refine,
God's presence and his very self,
and essence all-divine.

5 O generous love! that he, who smote
in Man for man the foe,
the double agony in Man
for man should undergo;

6 And in the garden secretly,
and on the cross on high,
should teach his brethren, and inspire
to suffer and to die.

7 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.

Text Information
First Line: Praise to the Holiest in the height
Author: John Henry Newman, 1801-1890
Meter: CM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2000
Scripture: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Topic: Good Friday; Proper 5: Year B; Passiontide and Holy Week
Notes: Alternative tunes BILLING 504; RICHMOND 424
Tune Information
Name: SOMERVELL
Composer: Arthur Somervell
Meter: CM
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: © Trustees of the late Sir Arthur Somervell, Downside Abbey, Bath
Notes: Now Public Domain



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