Trinity
Isaiah, Mighty Seer, In Days of Old
- Words:
- Martin Luther, 1526 as the Sanctus of the German Mass, after Is 6:1-4. Translation composite.
- Music:
- 'Jesaia Dem Propheten das Geschah' Martin Luther, 1526 in the German Mass.
- Setting:
- Erythraeus, 1608.
- Metre:
- 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
- 1Isaiah, mighty seer, in days of oldThe Lord of all in Spirit did beholdHigh on a lofty throne, in splendor bright,With flowing train that filled the Temple quite.Above the throne were stately seraphim,Six wings had they, these messengers of Him.With twain they veiled their faces, as was meet,With twain in reverent awe they hid their feet,And with the other twain aloft they soared,One to the other called and praised the Lord:"Holy is God, the Lord of Sabaoth!Holy is God, the Lord of Sabaoth!Holy is God, the Lord of Sabaoth!Behold, His glory filleth all the earth!"The beams and lintels trembled at the cry,And clouds of smoke enwrapped the throne on high.
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In the hymnals
- The words are in 6 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
- The tune, Jesaia Dem Propheten das Geschah, is in 14 hymnals. The tune →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project (Brian J. Dumont), which places its own work in the public domain. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.