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Free same-meter accompaniment for Mighty God, While Angels Bless Thee (Robert Robinson): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune BATTY (Basel, 1745 from Johann Thommen's Musicalischer Christenschatz) in four-part harmony, 4 verses, with the words on screen. Choose the key and speed, add an introduction, project the words on a TV, or practice your own choir part. Made for churches and home groups without a musician.
Sung here to BATTY (Basel, 1745 from Johann Thommen's Musicalischer Christenschatz), a 8.7.8.7 tune — not necessarily the tune usually paired with this text. Any tune in the same meter fits the words.
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- 1Mighty God, while angels bless Thee,
- May a mortal sing Thy name?
- Lord of men as well as angels,
- Thou art ev'ry creature’s theme.
- Lord of ev'ry land and nation,
- Ancient of eternal days,
- Sounded thro' the wide creation
- Be Thy just and endless praise.
- 2For the grandeur of Thy nature,
- Grand beyond a seraph’s thought;
- For the wonders of creation,
- Works with skill and kindness wrought;
- For Thy providence, that governs
- Through Thine empire’s wide domain,
- Wings an angel, guides a sparrow,
- Blessed be Thy gentle reign.
- 3For Thy rich, Thy free redemption,
- Bright, though veiled in darkness long;
- Thought is poor, and poor expression,
- Who can sing that wondrous song?
- Brightness of the Father’s glory,
- Shall Thy praise unuttered lie?
- Break, my tongue, such guilty silence,
- Sing the Lord who came to die.
- 4From the highest throne of glory
- To the cross of deepest woe,
- Thou didst stoop to ransom captives;
- Flow, my praise, for ever flow.
- Re-ascend, immortal Savior,
- Leave Thy footstool, take Thy throne;
- Thence return, and reign forever,
- Be the kingdom all Thine own.
About this music
BATTY — Basel, 1745 from Johann Thommen's Musicalischer Christenschatz. Setting: "Kern des Deutschen Kirchengesangs Zum Gebrauch" Fridrich Layriz, 1854.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from "Kern des Deutschen Kirchengesangs Zum Gebrauch" Fridrich Layriz, 1854 Hymn 108. Text as found in 1871 Episcopal Hymnal; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the Mighty God, While Angels Bless Thee page.
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