Be Near Us, Holy Trinity

Be near us

Ho­ly Tri­ni­ty

One Light

one on­ly De­ity!

All things are Thine

on Thee de­pend

Who art be­gin­ning with­out end.

The my­ri­ad ar­mies of the sky

Praise

bless

adore Thy ma­jes­ty:

Earth’s tri­ple frame—land

air

and sea—

Upraise their can­ti­cle to Thee.

We

too

Thy sup­pli­ant serv­ants all

Before Thy feet ador­ing fall:

To Thee our vows and pray­ers we bring

With hymns that saints and an­gels sing.

One we be­lieve Thee

Light di­vine

And wor­ship in a glo­ri­ous Trine:

O First and Last

we hum­bly cry

And all things hav­ing breath reply.

Praise to the Fa­ther

made of none

Praise to the sole-be­got­ten Son

Praise to the Ho­ly Spir­it be—

Mysterious God­head

One in Three!