Author: John Henry Newman, 1801-90 Hymnal: The New English Hymnal #439a (1986) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 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.
Languages: English Tune Title: GERONTIUS
Praise to the Holiest in the height