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Text: | Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven (Psalm 103) |
Author: | Henry Francis Lyte |
Tune: | LAUDA ANIMA |
Composer: | John Goss |
Media: | Audio recording |
1 Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;
to his feet your tribute bring;
ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
evermore his praises sing:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise the everlasting King.
2 Praise him for his grace and favor
to his people in distress;
praise him still the same as ever,
slow to chide, and swift to bless:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Glorious in his faithfulness.
3 Fatherlike, he tends and spares us;
well our feeble frame he knows;
in his hands he gently bears us,
rescues us from all our foes.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Widely yet his mercy flows.
4 Angels, help us to adore him;
you behold him face to face.
Sun and moon, bow down before him,
dwellers all in time and space:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise with us the God of grace.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Praise my soul, the King of heaven |
Title: | Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven (Psalm 103) |
Author: | Henry Francis Lyte (1834, alt.) |
Meter: | 8.7.8.7.8.7 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2013 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | Adoration; Faithfulness; Mercy(2 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | LAUDA ANIMA |
Composer: | John Goss (1869) |
Meter: | 8.7.8.7.8.7 |
Key: | D Major |
This free paraphrase of Psalm 103 gains much energy and conviction by including the double “Alleluia!” before the final line of text. That repeated four-note figure descending from the tune’s highest note gives voice to the praise that the rest of the hymn evokes.
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Audio recording: | Audio (MP3) |