Isaiah 6:3

Last Sunday, for the first hymn we sang “Holy, Holy, Holy.” This hymn, especially verse three, is drawn from Revelation chapter 4 (verse 4, 8-10). The call of “Holy, Holy, Holy” was also cried by the seraphim in Isaiah 6:3. The author, Reginald Heber, seems to connect this call with the three persons of the Trinity in the first and last verse. This song was a good way to start the worship service.

Holy, Holy, Holy
words by Reginald Heber & music by John Bacchus Dykes

1. Holy, holy, holy! Lord God almighty!
   Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.
   Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!
   God in three persons, blessed trinity!
2. Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,
   casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
   cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
   which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.
3. Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,
   though the eye of sinfulness thy glory may not see,
   only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
   perfect in pow’r, in love, and purity.
4. Holy, holy, holy! Lord God almighty!
   All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth, and sky, and sea.
   Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!
   God in three persons, blessed trinity!