“The Glory Be” is a short but profound doxology that has been central to Christian worship since the early centuries of the Church. The prayer’s structure reflects the biblical foundation of Trinitarian theology, echoing the baptismal formula given by Christ: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19). The phrase “as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be” affirms God’s eternal nature and unchanging glory, reminiscent of passages like Hebrews 13:8: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”
The Glory Be
Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.