Common Praise ‎#558

558. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation

1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation;
O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation:
all ye who hear,
now to his temple draw near,
joining in glad adoration.

2 Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth,
shieldeth thee gently from harm, or when fainting sustaineth:
hast thou not seen
how thy heart's wishes have been
granted in what he ordaineth?

3 Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;
surely his goodness and mercy shall daily attend thee:
ponder anew
what the Almighty can do,
if to the end he befriend thee.

4 Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him!
All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before him!
Let the Amen
sound from his people again:
gladly for aye we adore him!

Text Information

• First Line: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation
• Author: Joachim Neander, 1650-1680
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 (alt.)
• Meter: 14 14 4 7 8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  3 John 1:2
  ;
  Genesis 39:2-4
  ;
  Psalm 23:6
  ;
  Psalm 37:4
  ;
  Psalm 72:18-19
  ;
  Psalm 90:16
  ;
  Psalm 91:4
  ;
  Psalm 103:1-6
  ;
  Psalm 106:48
  ;
  Psalm 122:1
  ;
  Psalm 150:6
  ;
  Ruth 2:12
• Topic: Proper 16: Year C

Tune Information

• Name: LOBE DEN HERREN (PRAXIS PIETATIS)
• Meter: 14 14 4 7 8
• Key: F Major
• Source: German 17th-century melody; Harmonised by Editors of The Chorale Book for England, 1863