Scripture Verse

One cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory. Isaiah 6:3

Introduction

Words: Ri­chard Mant, An­cient Hymns 1837. This is part of the long­er hymn Bright the Vi­sion That De­light­ed.

Music: Eb­e­ne­zer Tho­mas J. Will­iams, in Llaw lyfr Mo­li­ant, 1890 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tunes:

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Mant (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Thomas J. Williams (1869–1944)
Courtesy of Nigel Williams

Lyrics

Round the Lord in glo­ry seat­ed,
Cherubim and se­ra­phim
Filled His tem­ple, and re­peat­ed
Each to each the al­ter­nate hymn:
Lord, Thy glo­ry fills the hea­ven,
Earth is with its full­ness stored;
Unto Thee be glo­ry giv­en,
Holy, ho­ly, ho­ly Lord!

Heav’n is still with glo­ry ring­ing,
Earth takes up the an­gels’ cry,
Holy, ho­ly, ho­ly, sing­ing,
Lord of Hosts, the Lord most high.
With His se­raph train be­fore Him,
With His ho­ly Church be­low,
Thus con­spire we to adore him,
Bid we thus our an­them flow.

Lord, Thy glo­ry fills the hea­ven,
Earth is with its full­ness stored;
Unto Thee be glo­ry giv­en,
Holy, holy, holy Lord!
Thus Thy glo­ri­ous name con­fess­ing,
We adopt thine an­gels’ cry,
Holy, ho­ly, ho­ly, bless­ing
Thee, the Lord of Hosts most high.