"Te Deum Laudamus"
Myriad voices, God, to Thee
Shout from earth and air and sea!
While on high the angel-throng
Raise a louder, bolder song —
"Holy! holy!" thus they cry
Through the vast immensity,
And creation's farthest bound
Vibrates to the rapturous sound.
"Holy! holy!" we would join
In that chorus all divine;
With seraphic choirs above
Sing thy ever-during love,
Till our hearts are all aflame
With the glory of thy name,
And with rapture evermore
Love and worship and adore!
- Title
- "Te Deum Laudamus"
- First Line
- Myriad voices, God, to Thee
- Creator
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William Henry Burleigh
- Bibliographic Citation
- Burleigh, William Henry, and Celia Burleigh. Poems by William H. Burleigh. With a Sketch of his Life by Celia Burleigh. New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1871, 272.
- Date
- 1871
- Period
- Late
- Subject
- Religion
- Comments
- Te Deum Laudamus = We Praise Thee, O God.
- Related Resource
- Part of the final grouping of poems in the 1871 volume entitled "Faith and Aspiration." Unclear if this is an editorial addition by Celia Burleigh, or the original intent of William H. Burleigh.
- Rating
- ★★
- Media
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"Te Deum Laudamus"