O, Praise His Name Forever

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O praise His name forever

Author: Eden Reeder Latta
Tune: [O praise His name forever]
Published in 4 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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1 Oh, praise his name forever!
The wondrous story tell,
He laid aside his glory
In human form to dwell;
Upon the world’s redemption
The angels gaze in vain,
But to repentant sinners
The Spirit makes it plain.

Refrain:
Oh, praise his name forever,
Praise his holy name;
His goodness faileth never,
Praise his holy name.

2 Oh, praise his name forever!
His life and death behold!
Of all his love and pity
How little can be told!
Oh, sinner, will you own him,
That he may ransom thee?
Or will you still deny him,
And lost forever be? [Refrain]

3 Oh, praise his name forever!
My glad, triumphant soul,
By him set free from bondage,
By him from sin made whole;
When I have earth forsaken,
And gained the further shore,
I’ll tell the story better,
I’ll praise him evermore. [Refrain]

Source: Joyful Sound: a collection of new hymns and music with familiar selections #102

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Author: Eden Reeder Latta

Rv Eden Reeder Latta USA 1839-1915. Born at Haw Patch, IN, the son of a Methodist minister, (also a boyhood friend of hymn writer Willam A Ogden) he became a school teacher. During the American Civil War he preached for the Manchester Methodist Church and other congregations (possibly as a circuit rider filling empty pulpits). In 1863 he married Mary Elizabeth Wright, and they had five children: Arthur, Robert, Jennie, two others. He taught for the public schools of Manchester, and later Colesburg, IA. He moved to Guttenberg, IA, in the 1890s, and continued writing song lyrics for several major gospel composers, including William Ogden, James McGranahan, James Fillmore, and Edmund Lorenz. He wrote 1600+ songs and hymns, many being wi… Go to person page >

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First Line:	O praise His name forever
Title:	O, Praise His Name Forever
Author:	Eden Reeder Latta
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	O praise His name forever
Copyright:	Public Domain