The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3100

3100. It Is Good to Sing Thy Praises

1. It is good to sing Thy praises
and to thank Thee, O Most High,
Showing forth Thy lovingkindness
when the morning lights the sky.
It is good when night is falling
of Thy faithfulness to tell,
While with sweet, melodious praises,
songs of adoration swell.

2. Thou hast filled my heart with gladness
through the works Thy hands have wrought;
Thou hast made my life victorious,
great Thy works and deep Thy thought.
Thou, O Lord, on high exalted,
reignest evermore in might;
All Thy enemies shall perish,
sin be banished from Thy sight.

3. But the good shall live before Thee,
planted in Thy dwelling place.
Fruitful trees and ever verdant,
nourished by Thy boundless grace.
In His goodness to the righteous
God His righteousness displays;
God my rock, my strength and refuge,
just and true are all His ways.

Text Information

• First Line: It is good to sing Thy praises
• Title: It Is Good to Sing Thy Praises
• Author: Anonymous (1912)
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Language: English
• Source: The Psalter (Pittsburgh: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ELLESDIE
• Composer (attributed to): Wolfgang Mozart, 1756-1791
• Arranger: Hubert P. Main (1872)
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Incipit: 11113 22112 22243
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain