Hymn
To God Be the Glory
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 an atonement for sin,
And opened the Life-gate that we 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!
O come to the Father, thro' Jesus the Son,
And give Him the glory, — great things He hath done.
O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood,
To ev'ry believer the promise of God;
The vilest offender who truly believes,
That moment from Jesus forgiveness receives.
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the earth hear His voice!
Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath done,
And great our rejoicing thro' Jesus the Son;
Bur purer, and higher, and greater will be
Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.
To God Be the Glory — Text from The New Christian Hymnal, 1929. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/to-god-be-the-glory
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote To God Be the Glory?
The words of To God Be the Glory were written by Fanny Crosby; the version here was published in 1929. The library holds 21 more hymns by Fanny Crosby, including Victory Through Grace and Nearer the Cross.
Is To God Be the Glory public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The New Christian Hymnal, published in 1929. 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 To God Be the Glory?
To God Be the Glory is in 11.11.11.11 with refrain. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, He Brought Me Out, Whiter than Snow and Anywhere With Jesus.