Praise to the holiest in the height
Praise to the holiest in the height,
and in the depth be praise;
in all his words most wonderful,
most sure in all his ways!
O loving wisdom of our God!
when all was sin and shame,
a second Adam to the fight
and to the rescue came.
O wisest love! that flesh and blood,
which did in Adam fail,
should strive afresh against the foe,
should strive, and should prevail;
And that the highest gift of grace
should flesh and blood refine:
God's presence and his very self,
and essence all-divine.
O generous love! that he who came
as man to smite our foe,
the double agony for us
as man should undergo:
And in the garden secretly,
and on the cross on high,
should teach his brethren, and inspire
to suffer and to die.
Praise to the Holiest in the height,
and in the depth be praise;
in all his words most wonderful,
most sure in all his ways!
words; J.H. Newman
These words are only slightly adapted from the original, and are therefore public domain
Metre: 8 6 8 6 (CM)
