The Psalms of David ‎#P148b

P148b. Loud Hallelujahs to the Lord

1 Loud Hallelujahs to the Lord,
From distant Worlds where Creatures dwell;
Let Heav'n begin the solemn Word,
And sound it dreadful down to Hell.

2 The Lord! how absolute he reigns!
Let ev'ry Angel bend the Knee;
Sing of his Love in heav'nly Strains,
And speak how fierce his Terrors be.

3 High on a Throne his Glories dwell,
An awful Throne of shining Bliss:
Fly through the World, O Sun, and tell
How dark thy Beams compar'd to his.

4 Awake ye Tempests, and his Fame
In Sounds of dreadful Praise declare;
And the sweet Whisper of his Name
Fill ev'ry gentler Breeze of Air.

5 Let Clouds, and Winds, and Waves agree
To join their Praise, with blazing Fire;
Let the firm Earth and rolling Sea
In this eternal song conspire.

6 Ye flow'ry Plains proclaim his Skill;
Vallies lie low before his Eye;
And let his Praise from ev'ry Hill
Rise tuneful to the neighb'ring Sky.

7 Ye stubborn Oaks, and stately Pines,
Bend your high Branches and adore:
Praise him, ye Beasts, in diff'rent Strains;
The Lamb must bleat, the Lion roar.

8 Birds, ye must make his Praise your Theme,
Nature demands a Song from you;
While the dumb Fish that cut the Stream
Leap up, and mean his Praises too.

9 Mortals, can you refrain your Tongue,
When Nature all around you sings?
O for a Shout from Old and Young,
From humble swains and lofty Kings!

10 Wide as his vast Dominion lies
Make the Creator's Name be known;
Loud as his Thunder shout his Praise,
And sound it lofty as his Throne.

11 Jehovah! 'tis a glorious Word,
O may it dwell on ev'ry Tongue!
But Saints, who best have known the Lord,
Are bound to raise the noblest Song.

12 Speak of the Wonders of that Love,
Which Gabriel plays on ev'ry Chord:
From all below, and all above,
Loud Hallelujahs to the Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: Loud Hallelujahs to the Lord
• Meter: Long Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1740
• Scripture:
  Psalm 148
• Topic: Creation and Providence; Praise: from all creatures; Thunder and storm; Weather
• Notes: This tune may be sung to the Tune of the old 112th or 127th Psalm, if these two Lines be added to ever Stanza: "Each of his Works his Name displays,/But thy can ne'er fulfil the Praise." Otherwise it must be sung to the usual Tunes of the Long Metre

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