O God of Loveliness

Submitted by Rick.Wheeler on Wed, 2010/09/08 - 5:34pm
PDF version
ID: 
102
Can be Found in
Book: 
The St. Gregory Hymnal (1941)
Page: 
50
Composition Date: 
1723
Composer: 
Unknown
Arrangers / Editors: 
Montani, Nichola A. (1880-1948)
Proper Liturgical Usage: 
Holy Mass
Additional Music at Mass
Processional
Recessional
Proper Liturgical Time: 
The Full Year
Proper Liturgical Day: 
Any
Votive: 
F
Performance Time: 
2 min
Composition Type: 
Hymn
Texture: 
Homophonic
Voices: 
SATB
Language: 
Modern English
Difficulty: 
Easy
Musical Style: 
Modern Hymnody
Lyrics: 

O God of loveliness, 0 Lord of heaven above,
How worthy to possess my heart's devoted love.
So sweet thy countenance, so gracious to behold
That one, one only glance to me were bliss untold.

Thou art blest Three in One, yet undivided still,
Thou art the One alone, whose love my heart can fill.
The heavens and earth below were fashioned by thy Word,
How amiable art Thou, my ever dearest Lord.

To think Thou art my God,--O thought forever blest!
My heart has overflowed with joy within my breast.
My soul so full of bliss, is plunged as in a sea,
Deep in the sweet abyss of holy charity.

O loveliness supreme, and Beauty infinite,
0 ever flowing Stream and Ocean of delight,
0 Life by which I live, My truest Life above, 
To Thee alone I give my undivided love.