Showing posts with label Trinity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trinity. Show all posts

Monday, August 26, 2013

Hymn Do Trójcy Świętej (Hymn to the Holy Trinity / Christopher Tin)




Już słońce wschodzi ogniste
Ty jedność, światło wieczyste
W sercach naszych, Trójco Święta
Rozlej miłość niepojętą
Ciebie my z rana wielbimy
Ciebie wieczorem prosimy
Racz to sprawić byśmy Ciebie
Z Świętymi chwalili w niebie.
Ojcu razem i Synowi
świętemu także duchowi
Jak była, tak niechaj wszędzie
Wieczna chwała zawsze będzie.
Amen
You are the unity, eternal light
In our Hearts, Holy Trinity
spread the inconceivable love.
We adore you in the morning
we beg you in the evening
bring us to you
with the Saints in heaven adored.
Together Father and Son
and the Holy Spirit
As there was, and ever will be
Eternal Glory, always and forever. Amen

From the album, Calling All Dawns

Composer: Christopher Tin (2009)

Sunday, April 14, 2013

O Trinity, Most Blessed Light




1. O Trinity, most blessed Light,
O Unity of sovereign might,
As now the fiery sun departs,
Shed Thou Thy beams within our hearts.

2. To Thee our morning songs of praise,
To Thee our evening prayer we raise;
Thee may our glory evermore
In lowly reverence adore.

3. All praise to God the Father be,
All praise, eternal Son, to Thee,
Whom with the Spirit we adore
Forever and forevermore.

Attributed to St. Ambrose (397)

Sunday, October 30, 2011

O Lux Beata Trinitas (Mozarabic Chant)



O lux beata trinitas
et principalis unitas
iam sol recedit igneus,
infunde lumen cordibus.

Te mane laudum carmine
te deprecemur vespere
te nostra suplex gloria
per cuncta laudet secula.

Deo Patri sit gloria
eiusque soli Filio
cum Spiritu Paraclito
et nunc et in perpetuum.

Mozarabic Chant, Francisco Ximénes de Cisneros

Monday, August 23, 2010

Come, Great God Of All The Ages





Come, Great God of all the ages,
make Your earthly mission known;
speak through every deed and person,
let Your way and will be shown.
Guide the church to true commitment,
give direction now, we ask;
fit us for the work of building,
dedicate us to the task.

Come, Christ Jesus, flesh and spirit,
sure foundation, cornerstone,
help us form the church eternal,
may Your vision be our own.
Send a message to each foll’wer,
lead all people to Your way;
Urge us to strong faith and action
as we build the church today.

Come, Great Spirit, in and with us,
tune our ears to hear Your call;
through the moving of Your presence,
let redeeming love recall
ministry in dedication,
love embodied in our deeds;
challenge us to do Your bidding,
see Your purpose, fill all needs.

Come, O come, in celebration,
household of the one true God,
in commitment and rejoicing
let us go where Christ has trod;
as we act in faith and rev’rence,
let us, Lord, the future see;
place us in the church triumphant,
now and for eternity.

Words: Mary Jackson Cathey (1987)
Tune: ABBOT'S LEIGH 87.87 D, by Cyril Vincent Taylor (1991)

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Come, Thou Amighty King



Come, thou almighty King,
help us thy Name to sing,
help us to praise!
Father all glorious,
over all victorious,
come and reign over us,
Ancient of Days!

Come, thou incarnate Word,
gird on thy mighty sword,
our prayer attend!
Come, and thy people bless,
and give thy word success,
Spirit of holiness,
on us descend!

Come, holy Comforter,
thy sacred witness bear
in this glad hour.
thou who almighty art,
now rule in every heart,
and ne'er from us depart,
Spirit of power!

To Thee, great One in Three,
Eternal praises be,
hence evermore.
Thy sovereign majesty
may we in glory see,
and to eternity
love and adore!

Words: Anonymous, from Collection of Hymns for Social Worship, 1757
Tune: ITALIAN HYMN (MOSCOW) 664.6664

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Wir glauben all' an einen Gott (Martin Luther) / Creed



Wir glauben all' an einen Gott

Wir glauben all' an einen Gott,
Schöpfer Himmels und der Erden,
Der sich zum Vater geben hat,
Daß wir seine Kinder werden.
Er will uns allzeit ernähren,
Leib und Seel' auch wohl bewahren,
Allem Unfall will er wehren,
Kein Leid soll uns widerfahren;
Er sorget für uns, hüt't und wacht,
Es steht alles in seiner Macht.

Wir glauben auch an Jesum Christ,
Seinen Sohn und unsern Herren,
Der ewig bei dem Vater ist,
Gleicher Gott von Macht und Ehren;
Von Maria, der Jungfrauen,
Ist ein wahrer Mensch geboren
Durch den Heil'gen Geist im Glauben,
Für uns, die wir war'n verloren,
Am Kreuz gestorben und vom Tod
Wieder auferstanden durch Gott.

Wir glauben an den Heil'gen Geist,
Gott mit Vater un dem Sohne,
Der aller Blöden Tröster heisst
Und mit Gaben zieret schöne,
Die ganz' Christenheit auf Erden
Hält in einem Sinn gar eben;
Hier all' Sünd' vergeben werden,
Das Fleisch soll auch wieder leben.
Nach diesem Elend ist bereit
Uns ein Leben in Ewigkeit. Amen.

Text: Martin Luther, 1525

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

We Believe in One True God



We believe in one true God,
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
ever present help in need,
praised by all the heavenly host;
by whose mighty power alone
all is made and wrought and done.

We believe in Jesus Christ,
Son of God and Mary's Son,
who descended from his throne
and for us salvation won;
by whose cross and death are we
rescued from sin's misery.

We confess the Holy Ghost,
who from both fore'er proceeds;
who upholds and comforts us
in all trials, fears, and needs.
Blest and Holy Trinity,
praise forever be to thee!

Text: Tobias Clausnitzer, 1668; tr. Catherine Winkworth, 1863
Tune: RATISBON 77.77.77 (source: J.G. Werner's Choralbuch, 1815)

Friday, June 4, 2010

Sing Praise to Our Creator (O Most Holy Trinity)



Sing praise to our Creator,
O you of Adam's race —
God's children by adoption,
baptized into his grace.

Refrain:
O most holy Trinity,
Undivided Unity;
Holy God, mighty God,
God immortal, be adored.
To Jesus Christ give glory,
God's co-eternal Son;
as members of his Body
we live in him as one. (Refrain)

And praise the Holy Spirit
poured forth upon the earth;
who sanctifies and guides us,
made strong in our rebirth. (Refrain)

Text: Mark Evans (1962)
Tune: GOTT VATER SEI GEPRIESEN 76.76 + Refrain

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Holy God, We Praise Thy Name (Großer Gott)





See also the German original: Großer Gott, wir loben dich

Holy God, we praise Thy Name;
Lord of all, we bow before Thee!
All on earth Thy scepter claim,
All in Heaven above adore Thee;
Infinite Thy vast domain,
Everlasting is Thy reign.

Hark! the loud celestial hymn
Angel choirs above are raising,
Cherubim and seraphim,
In unceasing chorus praising;
Fill the heavens with sweet accord:
Holy, holy, holy, Lord.

Lo! the apostolic train
Join the sacred Name to hallow;
Prophets swell the loud refrain,
And the white robed martyrs follow;
And from morn to set of sun,
Through the Church the song goes on.

Holy Father, Holy Son,
Holy Spirit, Three we name Thee;
While in essence only One,
Undivided God we claim Thee;
And adoring bend the knee,
While we own the mystery.

Thou art King of glory, Christ:
Son of God, yet born of Mary;
For us sinners sacrificed,
And to death a tributary:
First to break the bars of death,
Thou has opened Heaven to faith.

From Thy high celestial home,
Judge of all, again returning,
We believe that Thou shalt come
In the dreaded doomsday morning;
When Thy voice shall shake the earth,
And the startled dead come forth.

Therefore do we pray Thee, Lord:
Help Thy servants whom, redeeming
By Thy precious blood out-poured,
Thou hast saved from Satan’s scheming.
Give to them eternal rest
In the glory of the blest.

Spare Thy people, Lord, we pray,
By a thousand snares surrounded:
Keep us without sin today,
Never let us be confounded.
Lo, I put my trust in Thee;
Never, Lord, abandon me.

See also the German original: Großer Gott, wir loben dich

Paraphrase of the Te Deum Laudamus

Words: Ignaz Franz (1771), English translation: Clarence A Walworth (1820-1900),
Music: GROSSER GOTT 78.78.77 (Wien, 1776)/Heinrich Bones Gesangbuch Cantate (Mainz 1852)

Monday, May 24, 2010

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty









Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessèd Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore Thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,
Who was, and is, and evermore shall be.

Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide Thee,
Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see;
Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,
Perfect in power, in love, and purity.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All Thy works shall praise Thy Name, in earth, and sky, and sea;
Holy, holy, holy; merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessèd Trinity!

Historical Information

Text: Reginald Heber (1826)
Tune: NICAEA, 11.12.12.10 by John Bacchus Dykes (1861)

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Uyai Mose / Come All You People (Zimbabwe/Shona/Bantu)









Uyai Mose, Tinamate mwari (3x)
Uya Mose Zvino.

Come all you people, Come and praise your maker (3x)
Come now and worship the Lord.

Come all you people, Come and praise the Most High ...

Come all you people, Come and praise the Saviour...

Come all you people, Come and praise the Spirit...

Words & Music: Alexander Gondo (1994)

Monday, March 15, 2010

Saint Patrick's Breastplate (Ireland)











Saint Patrick's Breastplate

I bind unto myself today
The strong Name of the Trinity,
By invocation of the same
The Three in One and One in Three.

I bind this today to me forever
By power of faith, Christ’s incarnation;
His baptism in Jordan river,
His death on Cross for my salvation;
His bursting from the spicèd tomb,
His riding up the heavenly way,
His coming at the day of doom
I bind unto myself today.

I bind unto myself the power
Of the great love of cherubim;
The sweet ‘Well done’ in judgment hour,
The service of the seraphim,
Confessors’ faith, Apostles’ word,
The Patriarchs’ prayers, the prophets’ scrolls,
All good deeds done unto the Lord
And purity of virgin souls.

I bind unto myself today
The virtues of the star lit heaven,
The glorious sun’s life giving ray,
The whiteness of the moon at even,
The flashing of the lightning free,
The whirling wind’s tempestuous shocks,
The stable earth, the deep salt sea
Around the old eternal rocks.

I bind unto myself today
The power of God to hold and lead,
His eye to watch, His might to stay,
His ear to hearken to my need.
The wisdom of my God to teach,
His hand to guide, His shield to ward;
The word of God to give me speech,
His heavenly host to be my guard.

Against the demon snares of sin,
The vice that gives temptation force,
The natural lusts that war within,
The hostile men that mar my course;
Or few or many, far or nigh,
In every place and in all hours,
Against their fierce hostility
I bind to me these holy powers.

Against all Satan’s spells and wiles,
Against false words of heresy,
Against the knowledge that defiles,
Against the heart’s idolatry,
Against the wizard’s evil craft,
Against the death wound and the burning,
The choking wave, the poisoned shaft,
Protect me, Christ, till Thy returning.

Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.

I bind unto myself the Name,
The strong Name of the Trinity,
By invocation of the same,
The Three in One and One in Three.
By Whom all nature hath creation,
Eternal Father, Spirit, Word:
Praise to the Lord of my salvation,
Salvation is of Christ the Lord.

Saint Patrick's Breastplate (Wikipedia)

Attributed to Saint Patrick (feast day: March 17)

English Text: Cecil Frances Alexander (1889)

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Großer Gott, wir loben dich (Germany)





Großer Gott, wir loben dich

1. Großer Gott, wir loben dich, Herr, wir preisen deine Stärke.
Vor dir neigt die Erde sich und bewundert deine Werke.
Wie du warst vor aller Zeit, so bleibst du in Ewigkeit.

2. Alles, was dich preisen kann, Kerubim und Serafinen
stimmen dir ein Loblied an, alle Engel, die dir dienen,
rufen dir stets ohne Ruh': Heilig, heilig, heilig! zu.

3. Heilig, Herr Gott Zebaoth, heilig, Herr der Himmelsheere,
starker Helfer in der Not ! Himmel, Erde, Luft und Meere
sind erfüllt von deinem Ruhm; alles ist dein Eigentum.

4. Der Apostel heil'ger Chor, der Propheten hehre Menge,
schickt zu deinem Thron empor neue Lob- und Dankgesänge;
der Blutzeugen lichte Schar lobt und preist dich immerdar.

5. Dich Gott Vater auf dem Thron, loben Große, loben Kleine.
Deinem eingeborenen Sohn singt die heilige Gemeinde,
und sie ehrt den Heil'gen Geist, der uns seinen Trost erweist.

6. Du, des Vaters ew'ger Sohn, hast die Menschheit angenommen,
bist vom hohen Himmelsthron zu uns auf die Welt gekommen,
hast uns Gottes Gnad' gebracht, von der Sünd' uns frei gemacht.

7. Durch dich steht das Himmelstor allen, welche glauben offen.
Du stellst uns dem Vater vor, wenn wir kindlich auf dich hoffen;
du wirst kommen zum Gericht, wenn der letzte Tag anbricht.

8. Herr steh' deinen Dienern bei, welche dich in Demut bitten.
Kauftest durch dein Blut uns frei, hast den Tod für uns gelitten;
nimm uns nach vollbrachtem Lauf zu dir in den Himmel auf.

9. Sieh dein Volk in Gnaden an, hilf uns, segne, Herr, dein Erbe;
leit' es auf der rechten Bahn, dass der Feind es nicht verderbe.
Führe es durch diese Zeit, nimm es auf in Ewigkeit.

10. Alle Tage wollen wir dich und deinen Namen preisen
und zu allen Zeiten dir Ehre, Lob und Dank erweisen.
Rett' aus Sünden, rett' aus Tod, sei uns gnädig, Herre Gott.

11. Herr, erbarm, erbarme dich. Lass uns deine Güte schauen;
deine Treue zeige sich, wie wir fest auf dich vertrauen.
Auf dich hoffen wir allein; lass uns nicht verloren sein.

See also the English version: Holy God, We Praise Thy Name

German paraphrase of the Te Deum Laudamus

Words: Ignaz Franz (1771)
Music: Katholischen Gesangbuch (Wien, 1776)/Heinrich Bones Gesangbuch Cantate (Mainz 1852)