The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16260

16260. All Praise Be To God!

1 All praise be to God! O’er the bil­lows of ocean,
Thro’ isles of the south and the north,
The mis­sions have sped with tri­um­phant de­vo­tion,
To com­pass the bounds of the earth.

2 Sweet pow­er that thus to the hea­then un­veil­eth
The need and the tri­umph of pray­er;
How co­ve­nant mer­cy in Je­sus pre­vail­eth
O’er ig­nor­ance, guilt and des­pair.

3 On, on, ye swift mes­sen­gers, her­alds of Jesus,
O’er mount­ain, o’er de­sert, and wave!
Proclaim thro’ the na­tions His pow­er to re­lease us
From ter­rors of death and des­pair.

4 On, on, with the arm of His right­eous­ness o’er you,
The strong­holds of sin to de­stroy!
On, on, with the spir­it of glo­ry be­fore you,
To give you a har­vest of joy.

Text Information

• First Line: All praise be to God! O’er the bil­lows of ocean
• Title: All Praise Be To God!
• Author: James Holme (alt.)
• Meter: 12.8.12.8 D
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns and Sacred Poetry (London and Edinburgh: J. Brydone and Songs; Richmons: John Bell, 1861)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ASSATEAGUE
• Composer: Rigdon Mccoy Mcintosh (1876)
• Meter: 12.8.12.8 D
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain