The Cyber Hymnal ‎#14735

14735. How Sweet The Praise

1 How sweet the praise, how high the theme,
To sing of Him who rules supreme,
Who dwells at God’s right hand on high,
Yet looks on us with tender eye.

2 Th’angelic host in countless throngs
Recount His glories in their songs,
And golden harps salute His ear;
Yet our weak praise He deigns to hear.

3 The planets roll their orbits round;
Unnumbered worlds, in space profound,
Are ruled by Him, by Him controlled;
Yet He’s the Shepherd of our fold.

4 Exalted high upon His throne,
The universe is all His own;
Untold the honors He doth wear;
Yet we are objects of His care.

Text Information

• First Line: How sweet the praise, how high the theme
• Title: How Sweet The Praise
• Author: Benjamin Skene
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: The Christian Hymn Book by Alexander Campbell (Cincinnati: H. S. Bosworth, 1866)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: DUKE STREET by John Hatton, PENTECOST by William Boyd, PUER NOBIS NASCITUR from Trier manuscript, REST by William B. Bradbury

Tune Information

• Name: LOUVAN
• Composer: Virgil Corydon Taylor (1850)
• Meter: LM
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: Choral Anthems (Boston: 1850)
• Copyright: Public Domain