5633. Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven

1. Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven;
To His feet thy tribute bring.
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Evermore His praises sing:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise the everlasting King.

2. Praise Him for His grace and favor
To our fathers in distress.
Praise Him still the same as ever,
Slow to chide, and swift to bless.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Glorious in His faithfulness.

3. Fatherlike He tends and spares us;
Well our feeble frame He knows.
In His hands He gently bears us,
Rescues us from all our foes.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Widely yet His mercy flows.

4. Frail as summer’s flower we flourish,
Blows the wind and it is gone;
But while mortals rise and perish
Our God lives unchanging on,
Praise Him, praise Him, hallelujah
Praise the high eternal One!

5. Angels, help us to adore Him;
Ye behold Him face to face;
Sun and moon, bow down before Him,
Dwellers all in time and space.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise with us the God of grace.

Text Information
First Line: Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven
Title: Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven
Author: Henry F. Lyte (1834)
Meter: 87.87.87
Language: English
Source: Spirit of the Psalms, 1834
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: This hymn was sung at the wedding of the future Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, in Westminster Abbey, London, 1947. Alternate tunes: BENJAMIN, W. Howard Doane, 1905 (repeats last two lines of each verse); BENEDICTION (HAYDN), Franz J. Haydn, 1732-1809; REGENT SQUARE, Henry T. Smart, 1867
Tune Information
Name: LAUDA ANIMA
Composer: John Goss (1869)
Meter: 87.87.87
Incipit: 55551 76543 65342
Key: D Major
Source: Sup­ple­ment­al Hymn and Tune Book, third edi­tion with new Ap­pen­dix, by Ro­bert Brown-Borth­wick, 1869
Copyright: Public Domain



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