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Be Thou, O God, Exalted High

Representative Text

1 Be thou, O God exalted high;
And as Your glory fills the sky,
So let it be on earth displayed,
'Til You are here, as there, obeyed.
'Til You are here, as there, obeyed.

2 O God, my heart is fixed; ’tis bent
Its thankful tribute to present;
And, with my heart, my voice I’ll raise
To You, my God, in songs of praise.
To You, my God, in songs of praise.

3 Awake, my glory; harp and lute,
No longer let our strings be mute;
And I, my tuneful part to take,
Will with the early dawn awake.
Will with the early dawn awake.

4 Your praises, Lord, I will resound
To all the list'ning nations round;
Your mercy highest heav’n transcends;
Your truth beyond the clouds extends.
Your truth beyond the clouds extends.

Source: Psalms of Grace #57d

Text Information

First Line: Be Thou, O God, exalted high
Title: Be Thou, O God, Exalted High
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Source: Tate & Brady, 1696
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Be Thou, O God, exalted high. A cento in the Baptist Hymnal, Phila., 1902, from the New Version, Ps. Ivii. (p. 800, ii.).

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Notes

Be Thou, O God, exalted high. A cento in the Baptist Hymnal, Phila., 1902, from the New Version, Ps. Ivii. (p. 800, ii.).

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Tune

OLD HUNDREDTH

This tune is likely the work of the composer named here, but has also been attributed to others as shown in the instances list below. According to the Handbook to the Baptist Hymnal (1992), Old 100th first appeared in the Genevan Psalter, and "the first half of the tune contains phrases which may ha…

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #485
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Instances

Instances (101 - 182 of 182)
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Songs of Faith, Hope, and Love #137a

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Temple Melodies #1a

Templi Carmina #d18

The Advent Christian Hymnal #d81

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The American Sabbath School Singing Book #1

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The American School Hymn Book #LXXVI

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The American School Hymn Book. (New ed.) #LXXVI

The American Tune Book (Carmina Sacra, enlarged) #d27

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The American Vocalist #1

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The Assembly Praise Book #100a

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The Banner of Victory #158a

The Baptist Hymn and Praise Book #d36

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #20

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #9.20

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #86

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The Baptist Hymn Book #20

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The Baptist Hymnal, for Use in the Church and Home #4

The Baptist Hymnal #4

The Baptist Hymnal. Shaped notes ed. #d52

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The Baptist Psalmody #124

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The Book of Worship #5

The Boston One-Line Psalmist #d15

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The Canadian Baptist Hymn Book #12

The Canadian Baptist Hymnal for the use of Churches and Families #d53

The Chapel Hymn Book (4th ed.) #d43

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The Cherub #111

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The Choir #69a

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The Choir #82b

The Choral #d22

The Chord #d8

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The Christian Hymnal, Hymns with Tunes for the Services of the Church #91

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The Christian Hymnal #42

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The Christian Melodist #T1

The Christian Psalmist #d51

The Christian Psalmist (Numeral ed.) 10th ed., 1st rev. ed. #d33

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The Christian Psalmist #P57

The Church Hymn Book #d38

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The Congregational Hymn Book #83

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The Cyber Hymnal #485

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The Devotional Hymn and Tune Book #4

The Devotional Hymn Book #d49

The Gospel Hymnal #d51

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The Gospel Psalmist #996

The Harmoniad and Sacred Melodist #d7

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The Hosanna #35b

The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d52

The Imperial Harmony #d24

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The Jubilee Harp #32b

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The Key-Stone Collection of Church Music #75

The Millennial Harp #d40

The Millennial Harp #d26

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The Morning Hour #42

The National Baptist Hymn Book #d55

The National Baptist Hymn Book #ad55

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The National Baptist Hymnal #13

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The New Congregational Hymn and Tune Book, for Public, Social and Private Worship #1

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The New Golden Chain of Sabbath School Melodies #101b

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The New Jubilee Harp #108

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The New Jubilee Harp #108

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The Palm #378a

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The Psalmist #70

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The Psalmist #70

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The Psalmody #66

The Sabbath School Singing Book #d5

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The Sabbath School #1

The Sacred Minstrel #d5

The School Psalter #d27

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The Springfield Collection of Hymns for Sacred Worship #27

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The Students' Hymnal #1a

The Sunday School Choir and Superintendent's Assistant #d15

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The Sweet Singer #139

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The Union harmony, or Universal collection of sacred music #36t

The Vestry Hymn Book #d38

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The Vestry Singing Book #18

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d35

Universalist Hymn Book #d44

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Waters' Choral Harp #82e

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White Robes for the Sunday School #126

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Year of Worship for Sunday Schools and Homes #3

Youthful Voices #d24

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