The hymn, "To God Be the Glory" was first titled, "Praise for Redemption."  It was one of Fanny Crosby's hymns, published in 1875.  However, it wasn't widely sung till 1954.

In 1954, Billy Graham was planning an evangelistic crusade at London's Harringay Arena.  Things didn't look good for the crusade, however.  The British Press was critical of the young eveangelist, and funds were short.  An Anglican bishop and a member of Parliament opposed him.  Friends were advising Graham to cancel or postpone the meetings.  Billy Graham was on his knees, asking for help from heaven.

As it turned out, Harringay Arena was packed for three months, and the crusade sparked a sense of revival across great Britain.  Frank Colquhoun, a British preacher at Norwich Cathedral and a great lover of hymns gave Cliff Barrows a copy of "Praise for Redemption."  Though unfamiliar with the hymn, Barrows decided to use it anyway.  "To God Be the Glory" seemed a fitting theme, and it was sung almost every night in Harringay.

The words are:

To God be the glory--great things He hath done!

So loved He the world that He gave us His Son.

Who yielded His life an atonement for sin

And opened the Lifegate that all may go in.

O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood!

To ev'ry believer the promise of God

The vilest offender who truly believes

That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.

Great things He hath taught us, great things He has done.

And great our rejoicing thru Jesus the Son.

But purer and higher and greater will be

Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.

Praiase the Lord, praise the Lord,

Let the earth hear His voice!

Priase the Lord, praise the Lord,

Let the people rejoice!

O come to the Father through Jesus the Son,

And give Him the glory--great things He hath done!