Hymn
The Holiness of God
Holy and reverend is the name
Of our eternal King;
Thrice holy Lord! the angels cry:
Thrice holy let us sing.
Holy is He in all His works,
And saints are His delight;
But sinners and their wicked ways
Shall perish from His sight.
The deepest reverence, homage, love,
Pay, O my soul, to God;
Lift with thy hands a holy heart
To His sublime abode.
Thou, righteous God! preserve my soul
From all pollution free;
The pure in heart are Thy delight,
And they Thy face shall see.
Amen.
The Holiness of God — Text from Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes, 1899. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-holiness-of-god
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Holiness of God?
The words of The Holiness of God were written by John Needham; the version here was published in 1899. The library holds 3 more hymns by John Needham, including Awake, My Tongue and Rise, O my soul, pursue the path.
Is The Holiness of God public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes, published in 1899. 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 metre of The Holiness of God?
The Holiness of God is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Salvation by Grace, A Present Savior and How bright these glorious spirits shine!