The Hymnal ‎#12

12. My soul, praise the Lord!

1 My soul, praise the Lord!
O God, thou art great;
The earth and all things
Thyself didst create.
Thou laidst the foundation
Of seas and of lands,
And stretched out the heavens
As works of thy hand.

2 The earth where we dwell
That journeys through space
Turns countries around
To see the sun's face;
And high o'er the mountains
The clouds gather rain
To drop o'er the valleys
In blessings again.

3 O God, thou art great!
My pleasure shall be
To muse on the good
And greatness I see.
My full adoration
I gladly shall give.
My soul, praise the Lord now
And long as I live.

Text Information

• First Line: My soul, praise the Lord!
• Alterer: Roy A. Cheville (1952)
• Author: William Kethe (1561)
• Meter: 5.5.5.5.6.5.6.5.
• Publication Date: 1956
• Scripture:
  Psalm 104:31-33
• Topic: God: Creator; God in Nature; Praise; Adoration and Praise: General Praise
• Notes: Mosiah 2:13-15; D. and C. 17:4a

Tune Information

• Name: OLD 104TH
• Meter: 5.5.5.5.6.5.6.5.
• Key: e minor
• Source: Ravenscroft's Psalter, 1621