Hymn CXCVII. Common Metre. TE DEUM. A general Hymn of Praise

O GOD, we praise thee and confess That thou the only Lord, And everlasting father art, By all the earth ador'd.

To thee all angels cry aloud, To thee the powers on high, Both Cherubim and Seraphim, Continually do cry.

O holy, holy, holy Lord, Whom heavenly hosts obey, The world is with the glory fill'd Of thy majestic sway.

Th' apostles glorious company, And prophets crown'd with light, With all the martyrs noble host, Thy constant praise recite.

The holy Church throughout the world O Lord, confesses thee, That thou, eternal father art, Of boundless majesty.

Thy honour'd true and only Son, And Holy Ghost, the spring Of never ceasing joy; O Christ, Of glory thou art King.