Holy holy holy lord god of hosts heaven and earth are full of your glory hosanna in the highest

Q: What do the words of the Sanctus mean?

The Sanctus (Holy, Holy, Holy) is the most important of all the peoples acclamations at Mass. It is meant to be a cheer, a joyful shout of thanks and praise to God. It comes at the end of the preface prayer, where the priest has been enumerating the reasons for praising and thanking God.

Q: Who said Holy, holy, holy Lord God Almighty?

Lord God Almighty! is a Christian hymn written by the Anglican bishop Reginald Heber (1783–1826).

Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna in the highest.

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Blessed is he who comes in the name,
who comes in the name of the Lord.
Blessed is he! Blessed is he
who comes in the name of the Lord.

Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna in the highest.

From The Sanctus,
International Consultation on English Texts, 1973

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Holy, Holy, Holy
Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory,
full of your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes in the name
of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna in the highest.

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Music by: Manoling Francisco, SJ
Arrangement by: Palan Reyes

The Sanctus serves as a conclusion to the Preface and as an introduction to the prayer that invokes the Holy Spirit to sanctify bread and wine.

The Sanctus in the liturgy is a song of unity, not just of the militant Church, but of all the creatures of God in heaven and on earth. This is why it is meant to resemble a choir or a symphony - it joins the praises of the Church in heaven and on earth. The new English translation follows the Latin formulation in that the Trisagion or the "Thrice Holy" is placed in the upper key. This indicates that "Holy, Holy, Holy" is a component of the acclamation that stands on its own rather than a simple adjective used to describe God.

Also, the new English translation rewords "God of power and might" as "God of hosts" ("hosts" meaning an army) in order to communicate better prophet Isaiah's vision of Yahweh Sabaoth, the Lord of the heavenly armies. The word "Hosanna" is the Greek form of the Hebrew hosian-na. It is a shout of triumph whose original and literal meaning is "Rescue us! Help us!", "Save us!", "Save, we pray!", "May God save!", or "Give salvation." The expression is taken from Psalm 118: 25: "Save us, we beseech You, O Lord! O Lord, we beseech Thee, give us success!"

This psalm is part of the Hallel (Psalm 113-118) and, in that context, was recited by the Lord at the Last Supper. (cf. Matthew 26: 30 and Mark 14: 26 explicitly mention that at the end of the meal Jesus and the twelve sung hymns).

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth are full of your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth.

Pleni sunt cæli et terra gloria tua.

Hosanna in excelsis.

Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini.

Hosanna in excelsis.

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Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of power and might,
heaven and earth are filled with your glory.

Hosanna, hosanna,
hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
(Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.)

This song was written as a setting of the Sanctus from the communion liturgy. Originally it was used as a musical backing during the reading of the liturgy, with the congregation joining together to sing the 'unending hymn of praise' reflected in the lyrics, but I've also found it quite effective as a call to worship, or a refection on God's Holiness.

What do the words of the Sanctus mean?

The Sanctus ("Holy, Holy, Holy") is the most important of all the people's acclamations at Mass. It is meant to be a cheer, a joyful shout of thanks and praise to God. It comes at the end of the preface prayer, where the priest has been enumerating the reasons for praising and thanking God.

What is the biblical basis to sing Holy, holy, holy in the mass?

Answer: This prayer is called the Sanctus because that is its first word in Latin. The first line is the hymn of the seraphim in Isaiah 6:3 and Revelation 4:8. The second part is what the crowd cried to Jesus at his triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Mt 21:9), which is modeled after Psalm 118:25.

Who said Holy, holy, holy Lord God Almighty?

Lord God Almighty!" is a Christian hymn written by the Anglican bishop Reginald Heber (1783–1826).

What does Sanctus mean in Greek?

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus. and Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Each phrase is in the nominative case, and they are connected by an implied verb est, or "is". The sentence means, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Sabaoth".