April 23

Isaiah 6:3 And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!”

(The song Holy, holy, holy comes from the book of Revelation but we see it also here in Isaiah.)

Author Reginald Heber was born in 1783 into a wealthy, educated family. He was a bright youth, translating a Latin classic into English verse by the time he was seven, entering Oxford at 17, and winning two awards for his poetry during his time there. After his graduation he became rector of his father's church in the village of Hodnet near Shrewsbury in the west of England where he remained for 16 years. He was appointed Bishop of Calcutta in 1823 and worked tirelessly for three years until the weather and travel took its toll on his health and he died of a stroke. Most of his 57 hymns, which include "Holy, Holy, Holy," are still in use today. -- Greg Scheer, 1995

Define Holy.

What does it mean Holy is used three times?

Why is God referred to as LORD of hosts?

What does The whole earth is full of His glory! mean?

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Holy, holy, holy

His people sing

Sing to Creation