Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#553

553. Praise to God, immortal praise

1 Praise to God, immortal praise,
For the love that crowns our days;
Bounteous Source of every joy,
Let Thy praise our tongues employ:
All to Thee, our God, we owe,
Source whence all our blessings flow.

2 All the blessings of the fields,
All the stores the garden yields,
Flocks that whiten all the plain,
Yellow sheaves of ripened grain--
Lord, for these our souls shall raise
Grateful vows and solemn praise.

3 Clouds that drop their fattening dews,
Suns that genial warmth diffuse,
All the plenty summer pours,
Autumn's rich o'erflowing stores;
All to Thee, our God, we owe,
Source whence all our blessings flow.

4 Peace, prosperity, and health,
Private bliss and public wealth,
Knowledge, with its gladdening streams,
Pure religion's holier beams--
Lord, for these our souls shall raise
Grateful vows and solemn praise.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Praise to God, immortal praise
• Author: Anna L. Barbauld (1772)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Harvest; God: In nature; New Year; Seasons; Thanksgiving Day

Tune Information

• Name: HALLETT
• Composer: James H. Shepherd
• Meter: 7s, 6l.