Hymn
O God, We Praise Thee, and Confess
- Writer
- St. Ambrose
- Theme
- Praise
O God, we praise thee, and confess
That thou the only Lord
And Everlasting Father art;
By all be thou adored.
To thee all angels cry aloud;
To thee the pow'rs on high,
Both cherubim and seraphim,
Continually do cry,
"O holy, holy, holy Lord,
When heav'nly hosts obey,
The universe is glory fill'd
With thy majestic's sway!"
The glad immortal company,
Arrayed in robes of light,
With all the saints in sinless worlds,
Thy constant praise recite.
The holy church thro'out the world,
O Lord, confesses thee,
That thou th' Eternal Father art,
Of boundless majesty!
Thee day by day we magnify,
Thy mercy we implore,
To keep us this day without sin,
And guard us evermore.
O God, We Praise Thee, and Confess — Text from Christ in Song, 1908. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/o-god-we-praise-thee-and-confess
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote O God, We Praise Thee, and Confess?
The words of O God, We Praise Thee, and Confess were written by St. Ambrose; the version here was published in 1908. The library also holds Now that the Sun Is Beaming Bright, another hymn by St. Ambrose.
Is O God, We Praise Thee, and Confess public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Christ in Song, published in 1908. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the meter of O God, We Praise Thee, and Confess?
O God, We Praise Thee, and Confess is in Common Meter (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Instructions from Scripture, Suffer the Little Children to Come Unto Me and Addressing the Holy Spirit.