SENTENCES & RESPONSES
SDAH 660
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Ghost;
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This lesser doxology, as it is called, or in Latin, Gloria Patri (Glory to the Father) is of great antiquity in the Christian church, going back at least to the second century A.D. for the first part. The second half was added perhaps four centuries later. The Trinitarian ascription derives from Matthew 28:19, “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” A text of Scripture that mentions glory with two persons of the Godhead is Ephesians 3:21, “Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.”
The musical setting, GLORIA PATRI, is taken from Henry Wellington Greatorex’s Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, 1851. Another tune from this collection by Greatorex is MANOAH, SDAH 315. Greatorex (1813- 1858) also arranged SDAH 48, SEYMOUR.
📖 Reference: Companion to the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal by Wayne Hooper and Edward E. White. Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1988.
Text
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen, Amen.
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
(a) Rev 3:21
Author
Anonymous
Year Published
Second century
Hymn Tune
GLORIA PATRI
Metrical Number
H.W. Greatorex (1811-1858)
Year Composed
1851
