"Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!" (NICEA) arr. Jeremy Bankson

Sung by the Plymouth Choir and Congregation of First-Plymouth Church, Lincoln Nebraska on May 31, 2015 accompanied by the Plymouth Brass and Organist Christopher Marks.

[@apereibhugom5025]

One of the greatest hymns ever written

[@cathybennett2415]

I agree!

[@nanikdasani4547]

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. Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee, casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; Cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee, who wert, and art, and evermore shalt be. Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee, though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see, only thou art holy; there is none beside thee perfect in pow'r, in love, and purity. 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.

[@frankieaddams3937]

Those are wondrous words of praise !!!

[@kellymuremi3401]

Thank you for writing the lyrics

[@lar6263]

This is the most beautiful rendition of this hymn i have heard to date.When i began my journey with cancer,it was one my pastor led me to.11 yrs.later,it is still with me .HOLY HOLY HOLY. 🙏🙏🙏🛐✝️☦️🙌🙌🙌

[@pioamalraj9791]

I am a Roman Catholic who attends the Traditional Latin Mass with Gregorian Chants. But I have come to appreciate these beautiful rich hymns in English composed by our non Catholic Christian brothers and sisters. when i die, i want a hymn in Gregorian chant and another like this great hymn, Holy Holy Holy.

[@cecillebarone9252]

Miss the latin mass with gregorian chant the church of my childhood

[@Dustyholes]

My favorite hymn from military camp. I was the sacristan and adored this hymn. Easily the one of the most (if not THE MOST) glorious hymns ever written. The lyrics make me feel some type of way. On the edge of producing tears and comfort.

[@FearfullyandWonderfullyMade.]

My spirit is lifted when I listen to this. Thank you Jesus. 😭🙏🏾🕊

[@catherineschembri5701]

Today is the feast of the Holy Trinity!! With Love, Praise and Adoration I Offer this wonderful hymn in thanksgiving to the Most Adorable Holy Trinity, God the Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit! Amen! Hallelujah!!

[@nokian6734]

Love from India ❤️

[@ashleyrigatoni702]

After retiring to a tiny seaside community, my wife & I miss attending a packed church with a substantial choir. God bless you all. ➕

[@billcrew7523]

“Merciful and Mighty” “ Only thou are Holy” Thank you Lord Jesus!

[@monicaschaefer3046]

I have always loved this hymn starting as a very young girl.

[@Croconut_1]

Were gonna sing this in our music competition

[@solascripturamjc9681]

Amen!

[@wiekhiongwong548]

One of the most appropriate hymns to be sung, especially during church service. It's all about soli Deo gloria.

[@brodmitkase]

Absolutely gorgeous, nothing is great to me than honor the Lord with incredible music like this. Absolutely majestic and triumphant sounding, this is what I picture heaving to sound like. Well done!

[@mileswinslow7553]

I go to a large church, where the weekly message is outstanding. I would love to one again sing these old hymns. For the love of God I would love to do that again... *sigh*

[@janetflier6192]

I have the same problem! Our church has a wonderful pastor who preaches GREAT sermons. Unfortunately, our music is awful! We have the “Praise team” singing ditties only THEY can sing accompanied by a guitar!!

[@CarpeDiem-bu3lz]

Try a Catholic or Orthodox church. Unfortunately, some Catholic churchs have begun to use more modern music, so make sure you find the right one.

[@ILoveOldTWC]

@@janetflier6192 That's terrible! I bet most of the songs have lyrics that repeat the same words over and over again.

[@janetflier6192]

@@ILoveOldTWC You are absolutely right!!!

[@juliearmymom7807]

*OUTSTANDING* arrangement!!! Very moving. Keep this posted, please. I want to start every day with it 🙂

[@stephenoni2019]

lovely! the Lord indeed is HOLY, HOLY, HOLY!

[@bongiwekunene6331]

Perfect in power, in love and purity. Lord God Almighty

[@user-oy4wm3yz4k]

Holy, holy, holy, God almighty early in the morning our God shall rise to thee.

[@Mamelodiful]

This has warmed my heart..this early morning..reminds me of sacred heart choir in Entebbe..

[@muyiwaosifuye2231]

Goosebumps

[@blessed40years]

My Spirit is meditating on this today. Also takes me back 30 years to my high school days

[@reneebush2258]

My Favorite Song Ever!! God Bless you All from the Rishforths

[@jehovah1ize]

God bless you also!!🙏🙏😍

[@steveleblanc6007]

Oh how the contemporary churches have strayed far from this!

[@charlesbarr3561]

That was amazing, and that last verse with the descant was fantastic and gave me chills.

[@JM-gu3tx]

The exquisite beauty of a traditional hymn-- not jazzed up and "modernized", not loud and clanging (conformed to the world)!

[@ssinssg]

lol. But it was "modernized." The descant, brass accompaniment, organ flourishes were all added after the hymn was written. So....you embrace the "modern" too!

[@seanfoley1266]

3³is ³³and the loss of my mother and the loss q544qw57f my

[@ILoveOldTWC]

@@ssinssg He's probably an Independent Fundamental Baptist. They are ultra-conservative and legalistic.

[@margaretharypkema9290]

@@ILoveOldTWCGood!!

[@MEFSP32]

This 19th-century hymn is a perfect example of how things changed in the liturgical services of western Christianity: from the virtue of the past to the shame of our days. All the 4 stanzas are above any possibility of criticism: (a) they are focused on God, not on men; (b) they consistently state the faith in a TRIUNE GOD, without any concern on how it may sound offensive to non-believers or heretics (including those unitarians), because a good hymn MUST cause discomfort on them (in this matter, it's worth to be mentioned that Mormons needed to change the lyrics because the true biblical message in this hymn is a strong strike in their heretical body of beliefs); (c) they plea for no favors or material goods, they just put God above of all and us as creatures who depends on His mercy; (d) God is portrayed as the creator of all things, both known and unknown, visible and invisible, and all His works serve for His glory (e) both text and tune are sober and made for meditation of the church, not for entertainment. Honestly, who can say the same of most (not to say: all of them) of that modern-day gospel music? Think of it in a biblical way and not according to your personal tastes. So many appeals for conversions, so many useless sentimentalisms, so many pleas for riches and goods from this world... even the "best" (???) of these songs are made to entertain young people and "give them some space in our congregations" because they do not feel connected with old hymns like this one... It is not clear if western Christianity is declining because of contemporary Christian worship music (among other reasons, like liberalism) or it is a mere consequence of said decline, but one thing is certain: modern worship cannot be compared to good hymns like this one. Actually, modern Christian music is like a cancer that must be eradicated from our churches as soon as possible.

[@Jack-eo5fn]

Marcelo, I like your taste in sacred music. But do you really think that Unitarians are heretic? Seriously? Think about it. They are not heretics to what they believe. They are only heretics to what you believe. You sound a bit like the Puritans in New England who hanged Quakers as heretics to God. Let’s not be those people. It’s not respectful or loving.

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

God bless you, brother. Well spoken of a current plight we bear. Would that others would comprehend this readily.

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

@@Jack-eo5fn By that statement, heresy is purely subjective, but that is a lie of the enemy. Heresy only exists because some opinionated men want to make their false narrative the new canon. Like with any sin, you can think you are right all you want, but you're dead wrong. At least concoct a better reason.

[@Jack-eo5fn]

@@TheKing-qz9wd, LOL. Actually yes, heresy is by definition subjective. Always has been. A heretic to Islam is not a heretic to Christians. Heresy is in the eye of the beholder. Similarly, a Christian heretic in the 13th century is not a Christian heretic in the 21st. As well, Quakers we’re hanged by Massachusetts Puritans as heretics in 1635, but the same Quakers were not heretics to Roger Williams who welcomed them to Rhode Island. In sum, heretics are simply those who refuse to conform to the prevailing beliefs of a particular group. Because Puritans ran a theocratic government controlled by the church, they were able to kill Quakers for “heresy.” But Rhode Island next door was not governed by puritan theocracy so Quakers could worship God freely next door. Just because you declare what Christians must believe doesn’t actually make it so. It only makes it heresy to you and yours. For example, the Council of Nicaea in 325 created its own doctrine about the Trinity, but it did not determine any NT books as sacred Canon. That came 50 years later when the Bishop of Alexandria Egypt wrote down his favorite books which he published in his Easter newsletter to congregations ONLY in Egypt. But many Christians in Europe did not accept the Bishop’s list of books which today form the NT canon. So we’re they heretics to Christ, or simply heretics in the Bishop’s mind?

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

@@Jack-eo5fn Welp, no reasoning with the insane. See you later when you're not talking nonsense.

[@MarthalieThurstonSachemPiper]

Choiresters musicians congregation and director thank you for your ministry in music. Fantastic and uplifting for today's hope.

[@trevorhannon900]

It was great when in the last verse when the tubist played up the octave, and i could really hear that big round tuba sound playing the bass part.

[@bjbrown]

Thank you for my most favorite song. May the Lord keep you and bless you!

[@bettyridgill7036]

Used this many times in preludes. Beautiful song and so meaningful.

[@johnpjoe3340]

Outstanding May the Lord bless you with eternal love joy and peace

[@Palestina141]

Amen🙏🙏

[@dianeuecker5186]

🙏 Amen!

[@chine62]

Sent down from the majestic throne of God.

[@beebee2783]

Well done! Took me awhile to come across the classic version but once I found yall I was not disappointed!

[@praisethe3490]

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, who wert, and art, and evermore shalt be. 3 Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee, though the eye of sinful man 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!

[@steviedfromtheflyovercount4739]

Excellent performance. Thank you.

[@t3chnod3lic]

My all time favourite hymn!!!!!

[@ariannapac6535]

The best!!!

[@CARDOLEO]

Glory Jesus

[@davidthomson8866]

Mine too the majestic words bring dignity to my faith .

[@ianrobert6239]

Beautiful rendition.

[@lijo19882]

My favorite hymn.

[@biker5662]

Gorgeous, glorious, and very worshipful. Thank you for sharing your worship.

[@CH3CH2OCH2CH3net]

How does someone NOT like this? smh

[@danolson399]

Must be guitar freaks

[@frankieaddams3937]

This was just magnificent. Thank-you so much for posting it !!!

[@mkl62]

I am an ELCA Lutheran from South Carolina. This is to all denominations: If Isaiah 6:3b and/or Matthew 28:18-20 is your Scripture(s) of the Day, this is a good hymn to compliment them.

[@heftymagic4814]

Give up denomination completely

[@chine62]

... All thy works shall praise thy name!

[@christopherga1980]

If I was around this city I definitely would attend I am an Episcopalian and his choir sounded very Episcopalian so if church around I would go to this church

[@amakaulayi1310]

Awesome praise

[@christophhoss5847]

Es ist mit wenig Worten für mich zutreffend und ein Wunschkind bei meiner Trauerfeier es hat Zuversicht und Kraft

[@HeleneLouise]

Wow. Glorious

[@nokian6734]

Thanks you England for spreading Christianity in India before our independence,, we love you❤️

[@nokian6734]

Praise the Lord 🙏🙏🙏

[@reseviladik]

Oh my GOD HEAVENLY!!!

[@lidiajosabetmartinezfelix7214]

Awesome!!!

[@RaviAdhav]

Blessed Trinity!!!

[@geoffreymitchell100]

Your worship inspires me from a distance!

[@laurapug5389]

Wow excellent!!! I love this !!!

[@rvingsooz]

Beautiful!

[@indianastan]

There is none besides thee

[@danolson399]

Beautiful arrangement of one of my all time favorite hymns. My compliments to all of the brass players, but especially the trumpets & the timpani player. Yes, I may be a little prejudice, being a trumpet player. is this arrangement available somewhere?

[@Englishkin]

A great Tersanctus for Protestant liturgy.

[@vunashville98]

I love this arrangement so much. Is it available for purchase? I'm able to find quite a few works arranged by Jeremy, but not this one.

[@alanhoffman353]

Great music....but very sad that they don't believe the words they sing

[@ILoveOldTWC]

What do you mean?

[@candletabletop154]

ILoveStorms they look complacent

[@CH3CH2OCH2CH3net]

You've talked to all of the choir members individually, so you know this for a fact?

[@mayharmon6948]

@@CH3CH2OCH2CH3net It may be a reference to issues with mainline Protestant Christianity. I don't think his remark was framed very well, but the issues are real enough. I grew up in a mainline church which also had wonderful music, but the church has largely fallen apart due to collapsing membership, and had to merge with a number of other churches. My church did not hand on the Gospel, and I would say it's because of endless compromise.

[@markkryzler6982]

is this a normal mass ? OMG hope our church have the same Instrumental band

[@babatundeoluwatobi8085]

Please where can I get the music score ??

[@marybiemer3521]

This is beautiful. Though I don't understand why you would take out "sinful man".

[@skn9895]

Because "sinful man" isn't inclusive. It doesn't mention "sinful women" and other "sinful" genders. We dont want to be offensive and exclude others from being sinful, now do we?🤔

[@kevinmorgan8534]

Because m*a*n is a dirty word today.

[@CloserExamination]

".....though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see;" The beauty of this song is in the truth of the words. If you change the words, all you've done is turned the song into a lie. Beautiful choir.... very disappointing.

[@RevDanNC]

A simple hymn can't even begin to encompass the truth and beauty of God.

[@margaretportell307]

CloserExamination It’s just ridiculous Political Correctness to remove reference to ‘man’, by saying ‘the eye of sinfulness’ which Heber no doubt meant anyway. I don’t think that turns the hymn into a lie, unlike the Mormon Tabernacle version which removes references to the Blessed Trinity, which is really what the hymn is all about.

[@brianmears3388]

That's because the Mormons deny the deity of Jesus Christ, and therefore, the Trinity, which is "God in Three Persons", Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Their version says "God in His glory, blessed deity".

[@buckjohnson1119]

@@brianmears3388 I listen to Bing Crosby sing, “God in three persons, Blessed Trinity.” I came here after Bing, when the computer put it on. I will stick with Bing.

[@mayharmon6948]

I had not noticed, but it's good you brought it up. This begins with arbitrary and needless "inclusive" lyrics, and ends with the absurdity of "amen and awomen" (literally uttered in Congress the other week). These lyrics wreck our beloved Christmas songs even worse. Can't even be enjoyed when they're that way.

[@mortonbelcher]

And who is the gentleman conducting the choir?

[@MrMicroscope1000]

The arranger, Jeremy Bankson.

[@evasilalahi1844]

Is this Protestant Church ?

[@FirstPVideo]

Yes. First Plymouth Congregational, United Church of Christ. Lincoln, Nebraska.

[@michaelagapito7203]

Yes

[@bobbates6642]

Most certainly

[@Palestina141]

I hope so!

[@the_real_hislordship]

Does it matter?

[@sallyramage8439]

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[@jimcrawford5753]

Terrific hymn but I could like this version better without the blaring horns.

[@matthewr1900]

A beautiful hymn. It's a shame that this church has compromised Biblical truth and has conformed to the patterns and values of this world. 😪

[@kevinmorgan8534]

True, in the UCC it's every human person for himself, Utterly Confused Christians!

[@the_real_hislordship]

Sad how some people are so blinkered. Logs and specks.

[@fordpopular8792]

Eat more cheese !

[@JB-hh3tk]

Conductor needs to calm the hell down

[@cathybennett2415]

All musical directors need enthusiasm & passion in all they do. Its an incredible arrangement by him I think..