Mojo, The Bard, & Me

 

Do we all holy rites:

Let there be sung Non nobis and Te Deum.

The dead with charity enclosed in clay,

We’ll then to Calais; and to England then;

Where ne’er from France arrived more happy men.                                           [Exeunt]

-Henry

King Henry the Fifth             Act IV, Scene viii, Line 123

Non nobis and Te Deum are hymns of thanksgiving and glory to God. This is the scene after the Battle of Agincourt and they’ve just listed off how great the French casualties were and how few the English were. This then is the end of the Act IV.

I suppose that Non nobis and Te Deum are not all that well known in today’s world. Though perhaps there’s an anglicized version of one of them that we might recognize? I don't really know.

Praise God from whom all blessings flow,

Praise him all creatures here below.

Praise him above ye heav’nly host,

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

There, that’s a hymn of praise I remember from my youthful church-going days. I can remember singing it umpteen thousand times. As far as I know, it’s not Non nobis or Te Deum; but who knows?

Doxology: Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow (with lyrics) - Bing video

 Here you go. The link above is to a really nice video of the hymn. The first four lines are exactly as I remember them. There was a second verse that we sang in church, not the way it's being sung here. But it's a really nice, and peaceful video. Maybe save it and watch it next time you're feeling bad about something.