Religion

Be present, Holy Trinity

by Anonymous Latin Hymns c. 5th–15th century

Translated by John Brownlie (1896) · From Hymns of the Early Church (1896)

Religion

Be present, Holy Trinity,
One glory Thou, one Deity;
Where'er creation's bounds extend,
Thou art beginning without end.

The hosts of heaven Thy praise proclaim,
Adoring, tell Thy matchless fame;
Earth's threefold fabric joins the song,
To bless Thee through the ages long.

And we, Thy humble servants, now
To Thee in adoration bow;
Our suppliant vows and prayers unite
With hymns that fill the realms of light.

One Light, we Thee our homage pay,
We worship Thee, O triple ray;
Thou First and Last, we speak Thy fame,
And every spirit lauds Thy name.

Praise to the Eternal Father be;
Thou only Son, all praise to Thee;
And Holy Ghost to Thee be praise,
Great Triune God, yet One always.

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Latin: Adesto, Sancta Trinitas. Brownlie: authorship unknown; first occurs in an eleventh-century manuscript.

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Anonymous Latin Hymns. “Be present, Holy Trinity.” Translated by John Brownlie. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-latin-hymns/33/.

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Anonymous Latin Hymns. “Be present, Holy Trinity.” Translated by John Brownlie. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-latin-hymns/33/.

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