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The song first appeared in print in 1857 in the hymnal Het nachtegaaltje (The little nightingale), [1] compiled and written by lyricist Isaac Bikkers (1833-1903). [ 2 ] The hymn is thus one of a series that have drawn on that text, including Angels We Have Heard on High , Angels from the Realms of Glory , While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks ...
" Gloria in excelsis Deo" (Latin for "Glory to God in the highest") is a Christian hymn known also as the Greater Doxology (as distinguished from the "Minor Doxology" or Gloria Patri) and the Angelic Hymn [1] [2] /Hymn of the Angels. [3] The name is often abbreviated to Gloria in Excelsis or simply Gloria
To God Be the Glory is a hymn with lyrics by Fanny Crosby [1] and tune by William Howard Doane, first published in 1875. It appears to have been written around 1872 but was first published in 1875 in Lowry and Doane's song collection, Brightest and Best. [2] It was already popular in Great Britain before publication.
The Gloria Patri, also known in English as the Glory Be to the Father or, colloquially, the Glory Be, is a doxology, a short hymn of praise to God in various Christian liturgies. It is also referred to as the Minor Doxology (Doxologia Minor) or Lesser Doxology, to distinguish it from the Greater Doxology, the Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
The Battle Hymn of the Republic: A Biography of the Song That Marches On (Oxford University Press; 2013) ISBN 978-0-19-933958-7. 380 pages. Traces the history of the melody and lyrics & shows how the hymn has been used on later occasions. Stutler, Boyd B. Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! The Story of "John Brown's Body" and "Battle Hymn of the ...
God of God, light of light, he who the pregnant maiden's organs bear, Very God, begotten, not created: Come, let us adore (3x) the Lord. Oh, that a choir of angels would sing; That the court of heaven would sing, Glory, glory to God in the highest, Come, let us adore (3x) the Lord. Therefore, he who was born on this day; O Jesus, to thee be the ...
A doxology (Ancient Greek: δοξολογία doxologia, from δόξα, doxa 'glory' and - λογία, -logia 'saying') [1] [2] [3] is a short hymn of praises to God in various forms of Christian worship, often added to the end of canticles, psalms, and hymns.
The text of the first movement is "Gloria in excelsis Deo" (Glory to God in the highest), the angels' song from the Annunciation to the shepherds, as narrated by Luke. It is marked Allegro vivace. It begins with a brass fanfara and stays mostly forte. Brass and voices often alternate.