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To God be the glory, great things He hath done

To God be the glory, great things He hath done,
So loved He the world that He gave us His Son,
Who yielded His life our redemption to win,
And opened the life-gate that all may go in.

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
  Let the earth hear His voice;
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
  Let the people rejoice;
Oh, come to the Father, through Jesus the Son,
  And give Him the glory; great things He hath done.

Oh, 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.

Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath 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.

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the earth hear His voice;
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the people rejo

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To God be the Glory

History

This hymn is such a strong standard for many of us, it's hard to imagine that it almost passed into obscurity before it was ever made popular. In fact, it would have done exactly that, if not for the influence of two evangelists separated by 75 years.

The great hymn writer Fanny Crosby wrote this tune sometime in the early 1870s. While many hymns can boast moving testimonies that led to their writing, or a specific moment that inspired the words, this hymn's story grows more interesting in the years and decades after it was first published.

Fanny Crosby was a noted hymn writer, left blind by a childhood illness, she was a faithful follower of Jesus for the whole of her long life. Many of her songs, including this one, point to the faithfulness and provision of God, and worship as our right response to that provision. Though she was blind, she was able to pen words like, "Give Him the glory, great things He hath done."

Upon writing these inspiring words, Crosby's friend and frequent collaborator, William Howard Doane set it to music and published it in his own Songs of Devotion. A few years later, the great gospel singer and composer Ira Sankey included it in his own collection, Sacred Songs and Solos. Ira Sankey was a longtime friend of