Quote#God & Faith
Glory to God in the height of His divinity! Glory to God in the depth…
Quote byEdward Perronet · 1726–1792
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Last words, on or shortly before 2 January 1792, in Canterbury, Kent. Quoted in Robert J. Morgan, Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World's Greatest Hymns Stories (Thomas Nelson, 2010), p. 77.
English (original)
Glory to God in the height of His divinity! Glory to God in the depth of his humanity! Glory to God in His all-sufficiency! Into His hands I commend my spirit.
— Edward Perronet
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