To God Be the Glory is a hymn

Hymn

A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification...

 with text by Fanny Crosby

Fanny Crosby

Frances Jane Crosby , usually known as Fanny Crosby in the United States and by her married name, Frances van Alstyne, in the United Kingdom, was an American Methodist rescue mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer. During her lifetime, she was well-known throughout the United States...

 and tune

Hymn tune

A hymn tune is the melody of a musical composition to which a hymn text is sung. Musically speaking, a hymn is generally understood to have four-part harmony, a fast harmonic rhythm , and no refrain or chorus....

 by William Howard Doane

William Howard Doane

William Howard Doane was an industrialist who composed Christian hymn tunes. He held patents on wood-working machinery and in 1861 became President of J. A. Fay and Company. In religious work he headed the Ohio Baptist Convention Ministers Aid Society for the Midwest...

. It is believed to date to around 1875.

Lyrics

vs.1

To God be the glory, great things He has done;

So loved He the world that He gave us His Son,

Who yielded His life an atonement for sin,

And opened the life gate that all may go in.

Refrain:

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,

Let the earth hear His voice!

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,

Let the people rejoice!

O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son,

And give Him the glory, great things He has done.

vs.2

O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood,

To every believer the promise of God;

The vilest offender who truly believes,

That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.

(Refrain)

vs.3

Great things He has taught us, great things He has done,

And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son;

But purer, and higher, and greater will be

Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.

(Refrain)

Marian Version

Verse 1

To God be the glory great things he hath done.

He chose blessed Mary to mother his Son.

As at her assumption the angels rejoiced.

Join now we with them to sing with one voice.



Refrain

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!

Let the earth hear his voice.

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!

Let the people rejoice.

A glorious light in the dark sky we see.

O lead us to Jesus sweet Star of the Sea.



Verse 2

At last her time with her children was done.

But death could not hold her who bore God’s own son.

He raised her on high and crowned her above.

So great was her glory so great was his love.

(Refrain)



Verse 3

We pray now to Mary, the Mother of God

That we may be lead in the path she once trod.

That following the way of her divine Son

We too may see Jesus when our journey’s done.

(Refrain)