“Digno es de todo loor” by Edmund Richardson is another effort by Richardson to address the Latter-day Saint understanding of the Godhead in a hymn (the other example being Doxologías).
Note: This is a part of an ongoing series, the Mexico Mission Hymns Project.
Edmund Richardson
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Hymn Text
Table 1. Variations in text of “Digno es de todo loor” over the course of Church publications.
| 1907 Himnario Mormón | 1912 Himnos de Sión |
| Digno es de todo loór, Nuestro Dios eterno, Padre, Hijo y Mentor, Trino y Supremo. | Digno es de todo loor, Nuestro Dios Eterno, Padre, Hijo y Mentor, Trino y Supremo. |
| Uno en su majestad, Trino en sus obras; Uno en su caridad, Que se da á sobras. | Cuando es su majestad, Trino en sus obras; Uno en su caridad, Que se da á sobras. |
| Se revelen hoy al fiel Cual en otros siglos; Si con fé les busca, él Verá no son vestiglos. | Se revelen hoy al fiel Cual en otros siglos; Si con fe les busca, él Verá no son vestiglos. |
| Son el Dios de la razón, Sin misterios tristes; Buscan vía el corazón, Abre, no resistes. | Son el Dios de la razón, Sin misterios tristes; Buscan vía el corazón, Abre, no resistes. |
Table 2. English translation of “Digno es de todo loor.”
| 1912 Himnos de Sión | Prose English | Poetic English |
| Digno es de todo loor, Nuestro Dios Eterno, Padre, Hijo y Mentor, Trino y Supremo. | Worthy of all praise, Our Eternal God, Father, Son and Mentor, Triune and Supreme. | Worthy of all praise we give, Our Eternal Godhead, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost Triune and Supreme Head. |
| Cuando es su majestad, Trino en sus obras; Uno en su caridad, Que se da á sobras. | When is the majesty of Him, Triune in his works; One in charity of Him, That he gives himself in abundance. | Great is Their vast majesty, Three in roles that they have; One in charity of Him Who gave His life to save. |
| Se revelen hoy al fiel Cual en otros siglos; Si con fe les busca, él Verá no son vestiglos. | They reveal today to the faithful The same as in other centuries; If he looks for them with faith, he He will see they are not relics. | They reveal to faithful ones Their selves like times past; Those who search in faith for Them, Shall see that God still lasts. |
| Son el Dios de la razón, Sin misterios tristes; Buscan vía el corazón, Abre, no resistes. | They are the God of reason, No sad mysteries; They look via the heart, Open yourself, do not resist. | They are God of reason, thought: No sad mysteries taught; They do seek to reach the heart, Open yours, resist not. |
New Music
Neither edition of the hymn text gives any indication of tunes to which it might have been sung. Here is my original music for the text:
And here it is with the English translation:
