The early Christian hymn Te Deum laudamus (We praise thee, O God), traditionally attributed to Ambrose of Milan and Augustine of Hippo, dated to the late fourth or early fifth century. Modern scholarship more often attributes it to Nicetas of Remesiana (c. 335-414). The hymn is a Trinitarian doxology in three movements: praise to the Father (we praise thee, O God, we acknowledge thee to be the Lord), praise of the Son (when thou tookest upon thee to deliver man), and intercession (we therefore pray thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood). The Te Deum has been used liturgically across the Western church for over fifteen centuries at major Christian celebrations — the consecration of bishops, royal coronations, military victories, ordinary Sunday morning Matins. Numerous composers (Handel, Bruckner, Berlioz, Verdi) have set it. The hymn's endurance is a testimony to its theological grandeur: it gathers the church across centuries and cultures into one Trinitarian song of praise.