Compared to Hymnals

The most notable difference between our version and the version which likely appears in your hymnal is that we include all five original verses.

Originally titled A Hymn to the Trinity, here is an excerpt from the oldest available publication, the 1760 printing of George Whitefield’s A Collection of Hymns for Social Worship:

We use the same words, making adjustments only for spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.

	No.	Words	Music
Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs	101	Lacks vss 2, 4; Alters vs 5	Smooths voice leading in measure 1; Uses dotted rhythm in measure 5; Uses unison in measure 12
Songs for Worship and Praise	63	Lacks vs 2; Alters vs 5	Uses unison in measure 12
Songs of Faith and Praise	19	Lacks vss 2, 4; Slightly alters vs 5	Uses dotted rhythm in measure 5
Praise for the Lord	100	Lacks vss 2, 4; Alters vs 5	Smooths voice leading in measure 1; Uses dotted rhythm in measure 5
Hymns for Worship (Revised)	45	Lacks vss 2, 4; Alters vs 5	Uses dotted rhythm in measure 5
Songs of the Church	67	Lacks vss 2, 4; Alters vs 5	Uses dotted rhythm in measure 5
Sacred Selections	n/a
Christian Hymns No. 2	n/a
Great Songs of the Church No. 2	361	Lacks vss 2, 4; Alters vs 5	Uses dotted rhythm in measure 5

Sources

• George Whitefield’s A Collection of Hymns for Social Worship (1760):
  https://books.google.com/books?id=OL9VAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA183#v=onepage&q&f=false
• Martin Madan’s A Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, never published before, etc. (1769):
  https://books.google.com/books?id=0hKIS9CJiAYC&pg=PA8#v=onepage&q&f=false

References

• J.R. Watson, “Come, Thou Almighty King,” The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology:
  https://hymnology.hymnsam.co.uk/c/come,-thou-almighty-king