It is also very difficult to find a version of the hymn that is not sung to the most well-known of John B. The only other changes make the language more gender inclusive: "though the eye of sinful man" changes to "though the eye made blind by sin." Tune: The few variations are found in versions sung by non-trinitarian churches – the Mormon Tabernacle Choir changed the words, “God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity” to “God in His glory, blessed Deity!” – but these alterations are few and far between. And yet this is the case with Reginald Heber’s greatest hymn, “Holy! Holy! Holy!” published in 1826. It is uncommon when researching hymns to find one included in just about every hymnal, with almost universally similar text. John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907) The earliest printed form of this hymn known to us is in A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for the Parish Church of Banbury, 3rd ed., 1825. John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) Although a special hymn for Trinity Sunday, it is sometimes appointed as a morning hymn, as in the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Church Hymns, 1871. The majority of hymn-books, however, retain the original reading. The most popular change is the first of these. “Morning, noon, and night, our song," &c. 8-11, line 2 of stanza i., "Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee," has been subjected to several changes to adapt the hymn to any hour of the day. It is a splendid metrical paraphrase of Rev. It was soon adopted by hymn-book compilers, and is the best known and most widely used of the author's hymns.
84, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines, and appointed for Trinity Sunday. First published in his posthumous Hymns, &c, 1827, p. His fifty-seven hymn texts were published posthumously by his wife in Hymns Written and Adapted to the Weekly Church Services of the Year (1827), a hymnbook that began a tradition of arranging the contents of hymn collections according to the church year.īeginning of worship worship services emphasizing the Trinity. He wrote hymns while in Hodnet and expressed a desire to compile a hymnbook with its contents appropriate to the church year. Heber began writing hymns partly because of his dissatisfaction with the poor psalm singing in his congregation and partly because he was influenced by the vital hymn singing among Methodists and Baptists. He worked and traveled ceaselessly until his sudden death in 1826. He first served his family's parish in Hodnet, Shropshire (1807-1823), and in 1823 his dream of being a missionary was fulfilled when he was appointed bishop of Calcutta. The unusual single rhyme (all on the "ee" sound) and the uneven number of syllables in some lines have not detracted from the hymn's popularity.Įducated at Brasenose College, Oxford, Heber was ordained in the Church of England in 1807. It was first published in the third edition (1826) of A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for the Parish Church of Banbury and was also published posthumously in Heber's Hymns Written and Adapted to the Weekly Church Services of the Year (1827). Trichinopoly, India, 1826) wrote the text for Trinity Sunday, the day for which lectionary in the Church of England's Book of Common Prayer prescribes the reading of Revelation 4. The text is trinitarian in theme, but not in structure. 4) praise the name of the Lord! Though God's holiness, love, and purity are cloaked in mystery, we can still experience God's mercy and mighty power, and we can participate in praising God. Note the cosmic scope of the text: human beings (st. Using reverent and apocalyptic language, "Holy, Holy, Holy!" alludes to Revelation 4:6-11 5:13 15:2-4 and Isaiah 6:1-3 to sing the great majesty of the triune God.
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