Scripture Verse

Holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory. Isaiah 6:3

Introduction

Words: Ano­ny­mous, in Voic­es of Praise, ed­it­ed by Charles L. Hut­chins (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Dit­son, 1883), num­ber 155.

Music: Blen­heim Palace Al­fred G. Mor­ti­mer, 1879 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Round the throne of glo­ry,
Circling cher­ub­im
Raise their hal­lowed voic­es
In the sac­red hymn.
True their notes are blend­ed,
Loud the strains they raise;
Through the courts eter­nal
Rolls the song of praise.

Refrain

Holy, ho­ly, ho­ly,
Blessèd Tri­ni­ty!
Heav’n and earth are fillèd
With Thy ma­jes­ty!

Earth hath ma­ny voic­es
Blended with the sea,
Pealing forth the an­them
Of their praise to Thee;
Night and day it ris­es,
Mingling with the song,
Which these sac­red sing­ers
Endlessly pro­long.

Refrain

One our hea­ven­ly Fa­ther,
Round whose throne we meet,
One our great Re­deem­er
One our Pa­ra­clete;
Bound in liv­ing un­ion,
By one ho­ly tie,
In Thy sac­red pre­sence,
Triune God, we cry:

Refrain

Raise the hymn of tri­umph,
Heav’n and earth and sea;
Roll your thou­sand voices
Forth in har­mo­ny:
Voices young and ag­èd,
Voices grand in song,
Blend them, sing­ers ho­ly,
Loud the strain pro­long.

Refrain