Young Men and Maidens, Raise

Young men and maidens, raise
Your tuneful voices high;
Old men and children, praise
The Lord of earth and sky;
Him Three in One and One in Three,
Extol to all eternity.

The universal King
Let all the world proclaim;
Let every creature sing
His attributes and Name!
Him Three in One and One in Three,
Extol to all eternity.

In His great Name alone
All excellencies meet,
Who sits upon the throne,
And shall forever sit;
Him Three in One and One in Three,
Extol to all eternity.

Glory to God belongs;
Glory to God be given,
Above the noblest songs
Of all in earth or heaven!
Him Three in One and One in Three,
Extol to all eternity.

Author: John Mason Neale

Year: 1853

This is a metrical paraphrase of the Benedicite (from the Book of Daniel / Apocrypha). It appears in Neale's 1853 collection Mediaeval Hymns and Sequences and is commonly attributed to him. Some hymnals list it as anonymous or traditional, but Neale is the most widely accepted author.