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Hymnal Number
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Keys included:
G
About this Hymn
Joachim Neander was a brilliant and passionate hymn writer. Lutheran scholar Richard Resch said of this hymn, "It almost explodes off the page with its 'Praise to the Lord' refrain at the beginning of each verse. The rest of the hymn is a rousing statement describing who God the Father is, how he works, and what he bestows. It is like singing one of the psalms, but in the form of a hymn. It is especially like singing Psalms 146 to 150, with their opening refrain of 'Praise to the Lord!' Singing a hymn like this is a present-day form of that Old Testament praise."
Lyrics
Verse 1
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation; O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation. All ye who hear, now to his temple draw near: join me in glad adoration!
Verse 2
Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth, shelters thee under his wings, yea, so gently sustaineth. Hast thou not seen how thy desires e'er have been granted in what he ordaineth?
Verse 3
Praise to the Lord, who with marvelous wisdom hath made thee, decked thee with health, and with loving hand guided and stayed thee. How oft in grief hath he not brought thee relief, spreading his wings for to shade thee!
Verse 4
Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy hand and defend thee; surely his goodness and mercy here daily attend thee. Ponder anew what the Almighty can do, if with his love he befriend thee.
Verse 5
Praise to the Lord, oh, let all that is in me adore him! All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before him. Let the Amen sound from his people again, gladly for aye we adore him.
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation; O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation. All ye who hear, now to his temple draw near: join me in glad adoration!
Verse 2
Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth, shelters thee under his wings, yea, so gently sustaineth. Hast thou not seen how thy desires e'er have been granted in what he ordaineth?
Verse 3
Praise to the Lord, who with marvelous wisdom hath made thee, decked thee with health, and with loving hand guided and stayed thee. How oft in grief hath he not brought thee relief, spreading his wings for to shade thee!
Verse 4
Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy hand and defend thee; surely his goodness and mercy here daily attend thee. Ponder anew what the Almighty can do, if with his love he befriend thee.
Verse 5
Praise to the Lord, oh, let all that is in me adore him! All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before him. Let the Amen sound from his people again, gladly for aye we adore him.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: Joachim Neander, 1680; tr. sts. 1–2, 4–5, Catherine Winkworth, 1863; st. 3, The Lutheran Hymnary, 1913
Music: Ander Theil des Erneuerten Gesangbuchs, pt. 2, 1665, alt.; harm. W. Sterndale Bennett, 1863
Music: Ander Theil des Erneuerten Gesangbuchs, pt. 2, 1665, alt.; harm. W. Sterndale Bennett, 1863