Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#286

286. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!

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;
Praise Him in glad adoration.

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?

3 Praise to the Lord! Who will prosper thy work 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!

4 Praise to the Lord! O 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 (1863)
• Author: Joachim Neander (1680)
• Meter: 14, 14, 4 7 8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Christian Life: Prayer, Praise and Thanksgiving

Tune Information

• Name: LOBE DEN HERREN
• Meter: 14, 14, 4 7 8
• Key: G Major
• Source: Stralsund Gesangbuch, 1665; Present form since 1708