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"Glory to His Name" (also called "Down At The Cross") is a hymn written by Elisha A. Hoffman in 1878. It is thought that Hoffman was reading about the crucifixion of Jesus in the Bible and began to think about how God saved men from their sins by allowing Jesus to die on the cross. The poem Hoffman wrote based on these thoughts was called ...
' Emperor's Hymn '), is an anthem composed in 1797 by Joseph Haydn. In its original version it was paired with lyrics by Lorenz Leopold Haschka and served as a patriotic song, expressing devotion to Francis II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. In later times, Haydn's tune came to be widely employed in other contexts, often paired with new lyrics.
Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. [9] The same words as verse 2b, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness, arise in Psalm 96:9. These words form the title of a hymn by Irish clergyman John Samuel Bewley Monsell. [10] Alexander Kirkpatrick comments that
Glorify the Lord, all you works of the Lord, praise him and highly exalt him for ever. In the firmament of his power, glorify the Lord, praise him and highly exalt him for ever. Glorify the Lord, you angels and all powers of the Lord, O heavens and all waters above the heavens, Sun and moon and stars of the sky, glorify the Lord,
Dutch – "Heer, ik prijs uw grote naam" (Lord, I praise Your great name) Finnish – "Herra sua mä korotan" (Lord, I exalt You) French – "Je loue ton nom, Eternel" (I praise your name, Eternal One) German – "Herr, dein Name sei erhöht" (Lord, Your name be exalted) Portuguese – "O Teu nome exaltarei" (I will exalt your name)
O sing unto the L ORD a new song: sing unto the L ORD, all the earth. Sing unto the L ORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people. For the L ORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.
[12] [13] As with other traditional hymns, the music was significantly altered; Eddie Glaude has described such hymns as being "radically transformed by haunting and beautiful arrangements." [12] The hymn has been influential for George W. Bush, who based the title of his 1999 autobiography A Charge to Keep on this hymn.
The Magnificat (Latin for "[My soul] magnifies [the Lord]") is a canticle, also known as the Song of Mary or Canticle of Mary, and in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Ode of the Theotokos (Greek: Ἡ ᾨδὴ τῆς Θεοτόκου).