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To God be the glory, great things He hath done, So loved He the world that He gave us His Son, Who yielded His life our redemption to win, And opened the life-gate that all may go in. |
| Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the earth hear His voice; Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the people rejoice; Oh, come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, And give Him the glory; great things He hath done. |
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Oh, perfect redemption, the purchase of blood, To every believer the promise of God; The vilest offender who truly believes, That moment from Jesus a pardon receives. |
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Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath done, And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son; But purer, and higher, and greater will be Our wonder, our transport when Jesus we see. |
Third, we may classify the hymns by the sentiment expressed in the hymns. This is the deepest and most important matter in choosing a hymn. The sentiment of a hymn is the tender feeling of that hymn. The more tender a hymn is, the deeper is its sentiment. Two hymns may have the same subject and be under the same subdivision, but there may be a difference between them in sentiment. For example, Hymns, #39 and #52 are both hymns on the worship of the Father, but they have very different sentiments. Hymns, #39 is a good hymn that is full of excitement. Singing this hymn may make us want to shout. In contrast, Hymns, #52 is a very tender and fine hymn, perhaps the most tender and fine hymn in the section on the worship of the Father. If we study and pray over this hymn, we will sense how deep and tender its feeling is.
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Nairobi, Kenya
thank you God for your son Jesus
Victorville, California, United States
Paise the Lord
Indiana, United States
To God be the glory. Thank you Lord for your redemption through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Mansfield, Ohio, United States
I was thinking of the last line in verse one. Jesus opened the life gate that all may come in. When Adam fell the way to the tree of life was shut. Man could not take God’s life which was His deepest desire. Now Christ has redeemed us and brought us to the place we can partake of His life! The much more eternal life of God. Now through Christ’s blood (the vail) we can enter into the holy of hollies ( the very presents of God). It is not only the Jewish people but now the life gate, by faith in Christ, is open to all men! That is truly good news.
“Hence we can sing the chorus. Glory to God. Great things He has done! Even this seems inadequate praise. ”.
Storrs, Connecticut, United States
This hymn, “To God be the Glory” was written by Fanny Crosby (1820-1915). It was published in the 1875 collection, “Brightest and Best. ” also included in the collection were: “All the Way My Savior Leads Me” “I am Thine, O Lord, ” “Savior, More Than Life to Me, ” and
“Christ Arose. ” However, “To God be the Glory” gained popularity among Christian worshipers much later after it was written. Ira Sankey sang it in the Dwight L. Moody, evangelistic campaigns, and he included it in his “Sacred Songs and Solos, “ which was published in England, and is still in use today. But after that, it faded from public use until Cliff Barrows was given a copy in 1954 and began to popularize it during the Billy Graham crusades in London. Barrows was impressed with its song message of praise and included it in the songbook being prepared for the services and used it in the crusade. The crowds responded so enthusiastically that he sang it nearly every night. Later Graham and Barrows introduced the song in the U. S. for the first time at their Nashville crusade. The crowd again responded well, so the song was adopted as one of the standards for future campaigns. Because of the influence of Billy Graham, the compilers of hymnals began including it in the new publications, and thus it became widely popular. Students of Fanny Crosby‘s hymns point out that this song differs from many of her other hymns because it is not so much a personal testimony, as many of her others hymns are, but rather contains more of a theological message to it. Dr. Carl Daw noted that “this is a remarkably objective celebration of God’s saving work in Jesus Christ. ”
L. Codington
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
This song is a soul soother. Bringing peace to our minds and not forgetting to always praise the Lord
Baltimore, United States
It is good to praise the The Most High God.
Thanks.
Lagos, Nigeria
This song came to my spirit after praying in my shop this morning and I googled it cuz I only know the chorus lol.
Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa
This song just dropped in my Spirit this morning. We sang this hymn in the 1980's . I remembered the chorus and the words of this song. Come to The FATHER through JESUS THE SON. PRAISE THE LORD, PRAISE THE LORD;
Masaka, Central, Uganda
Glory be to God