{"id":4613,"date":"2015-06-26T09:02:49","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T13:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rayvanneste.com\/?p=4613"},"modified":"2015-06-26T09:02:49","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T13:02:49","slug":"%ef%bb%bfnew-verse-for-holy-holy-holy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rayvanneste.com\/?p=4613","title":{"rendered":"\ufeffNew Verse for \u201cHoly, Holy, Holy\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have long appreciated the wonderful hymn, \u201cHoly, Holy, Holy.\u201d It extols the majestic greatness of God in his utter holiness. Recently I was introduced to a new verse written for the hymn. I was singing this familiar hymn along with the congregation when all of a sudden, at the fourth verse, there were new words. They struck me as all together fitting and appropriate. Though I had not thought of it before I realized the hymn lacked any explicit reference to how sinful people like us are enabled to know and interact with One so holy. This new verse in that particular location in the hymn fit beautifully, and I found it quite moving there in the midst of this reflection of God\u2019s holiness to sing as well of His redeeming work.<\/p>\n

I wondered if this was a verse which had been lost, but then thought, \u201cI bet this was written by Justin Wainscott<\/a>.\u201d The latter proved to be true. The hymn with the new verse (marked with an asterisk) is below in case you and your church would like to use it as well.<\/p>\n

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
\nEarly in the morning our song shall rise to thee;
\nHoly, holy, holy! merciful and mighty,
\nGod in three persons, blessed Trinity!<\/p>\n

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Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,
\nCasting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
\nCherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
\nWho wert and art and evermore shalt be.<\/p>\n

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Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,
\nThough the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see,
\nOnly thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
\nPerfect in power, in love, and purity.<\/p>\n

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*Holy, holy, holy! Raise our eyes to Calv’ry,
\nThat we might behold Thy Son condemned upon the tree;
\nOh, how sin has cost Thee! Oh, Thy grace and mercy!
\nChrist, fully punished; sinners, fully free.<\/p>\n

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Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
\nAll thy works shall praise thy name, in earth and sky and sea;
\nHoly, holy, holy! merciful and mighty,
\nGod in three persons, blessed Trinity!<\/p>\n

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I have long appreciated the wonderful hymn, \u201cHoly, Holy, Holy.\u201d It extols the majestic greatness of God in his utter holiness. Recently I was introduced to a new verse written for the hymn. I was singing this familiar hymn along with the congregation when all of a sudden, at the fourth verse, there were new …<\/p>\n

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