“Praise God from whom all blessings flow,”
from contrabass to piccolo,
from ocean wave to mountain stream,
the beggars with the seraphim,
“Hosanna,” shout, “He will redeem,
and prove the tyrant’s overthrow.”

“Praise Him, all creatures here below,”
from shining dove to blackest crow,
the humble ant, majestic stag,
mankind from under every flag
will bend the knee, yet justly brag,
“Where Christ has gone, I too can go!”

“Praise Him above, ye heavenly host,”
descending to the uttermost,
the Christ, the Least, Servant of all
broke error’s chain, reversed the fall,
invites to share His golden hall.
Let every creature, coast to coast,
“Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.”

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Copyright 2025 M. Ryan Taylor

Note: I woke up this morning and the famous ‘doxology’ hymn popped into my mind, and I thought to start with the first line and write something new to go with it … this expanded to each of the verses beginning with the next line from the original and wrapping up with the last line as a coda to the last verse. I had to look up the word ‘doxology’ and “A doxology is a short hymn that praises God.” It stems from the Greek word doxa which means glory. So, a study in glory.

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