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Song: Holy, Holy, Holy
1. Song: Holy, Holy, Holy
2. Revelation 4:8 Holy
Revelation 4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. [kjv]
… ζωα … αγιος αγιος αγιος … [gnt]
The word repeated three times in Revelation 4:7 is
"holy". A popular hymn is based on this word repeated three times is the hymn "
Holy, holy holy".
3. Song: Holy, Holy, Holy
This is hymn #323 in the hymnal.
4. Words: Reginald Heber
Reginald Heber (1783-1826), England
Translating Latin to English at age 7
Entered Oxford University at 17, wrote many poems
Bishop of Calcutta in 1823
Health issues, died of stroke
Widow read this poem at his funeral
Wrote 57 poems that became hymns
5. Music: John Dykes
John Dykes (1823-1876), England, Church of England
Organist at age 10
1861: Publisher re-discovered Heber's words
John Dykes asked to provide tune
Within 30 minutes, Dykes wrote the tune "Nicea" as praise to the trinity
Named for the Council of Nicaea, 325 AD, to address the heresy of Arius and make firm the doctrine of the Trinity.
6. Verses background
In Revelation we see some of the verse 2 parts in the song.
Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,
casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
who wert and art and evermore shalt be.
From where came the idea for this verse?
7. Revelation 4:6
KJV: And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
Greek: και ενωπιον του θρονου ως θαλασσα υαλινη ομοια κρυσταλλω και εν μεσω του θρονου και κυκλω του θρονου τεσσαρα ζωα γεμοντα οφθαλμων εμπροσθεν και οπισθεν
Latin: et in conspectu sedis tamquam mare vitreum simile cristallo et in medio sedis et in circuitu sedis quattuor animalia plena oculis ante et retro
8. Revelation 4:7
KJV: And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
Greek: και το ζωον το πρωτον ομοιον λεοντι και το δευτερον ζωον ομοιον μοσχω και το τριτον ζωον εχον εχων το προσωπον ως ανθρωπος ανθρωπου και το τεταρτον ζωον ομοιον αετω πετωμενω πετομενω
Latin: et animal primum simile leoni et secundum animal simile vitulo et tertium animal habens faciem quasi hominis et quartum animal simile aquilae volanti
9. Israel camped in the desert
The beasts/animals are the symbols of the groups of the tribes of Israel as camped out in the wilderness/desert.
Here is the camp of Israel in the wilderness from the point of view of the rising sun in the east.
East: Lion, South: Calf/Ox, West: Man, North: Eagle/Snake
10. Revelation 4:8
In English, the word "
holy" came from the idea of being both physically "
whole" and spiritually "
whole".
KJV: And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
Greek: και τα τεσσαρα ζωα εν καθ εαυτο ειχον εν αυτων εχων ανα πτερυγας εξ κυκλοθεν και εσωθεν γεμοντα γεμουσιν οφθαλμων και αναπαυσιν ουκ εχουσιν ημερας και νυκτος λεγοντα λεγοντες αγιος αγιος αγιος κυριος ο θεος ο παντοκρατωρ ο ην και ο ων και ο ερχομενος
11. Revelation 4:10
KJV: The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
Greek: πεσουνται οι εικοσι και τεσσαρες πρεσβυτεροι ενωπιον του καθημενου επι του θρονου και προσκυνουσιν προσκυνησουσιν τω ζωντι εις τους αιωνας των αιωνων και βαλλουσιν βαλουσιν τους στεφανους αυτων ενωπιον του θρονου λεγοντες
Latin: procident viginti quattuor seniores ante sedentem in throno et adorabunt viventem in saecula saeculorum et mittent coronas suas ante thronum dicentes
12. Trinity
There is a "
Holy" for each part of the Trinity.
Note: The parts of the Trinity cannot be added to get multiple Gods (polytheism), but can be multiplied to get the three dimensions of one God (monotheism).
1 + 1 + 1 = 3
1 * 1 * 1 = 1
The Trinity is part of the statement of the "
Great Commission" in Matthew 28.
13. Matthew 28:19
KJV: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Greek: πορευθεντες ουν μαθητευσατε παντα τα εθνη βαπτιζοντες αυτους εις το ονομα του πατρος και του υιου και του αγιου πνευματος
Latin: euntes ergo docete omnes gentes baptizantes eos in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti
Wycliffe: Therfor go ye, and teche alle folkis, baptisynge hem in the name of the Fadir, and of the Sone, and of the Hooli Goost;
14. Verse 1
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee;
holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!
15. Verse 2
Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,
casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
who wert and art and evermore shalt be.
16. Verse 3
Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,
though the eye made blind by sin thy glory may not see,
only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
perfect in power, in love, and purity.
17. Verse 4
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth and sky and sea;
holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!
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