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633. Praise Ye the Lord (Psalm 150)

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Text Information

• First Line: Praise God with the sound of the trumpet
• Title: Praise Ye the Lord (Psalm 150)
• Author: J. Jefferson Cleveland (1981)
• Refrain First Line: Praise ye the Lord, Hallelujah!
• Meter: Irregular
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 150
  ;
  Exodus 15:20
  ;
  1 Chronicles 13:8
  ;
  1 Chronicles 15:16
  ;
  Isaiah 38:20
• Topic: Adoration; Music and the Arts; Praise
• Copyright: © 1981 J. Jefferson Cleveland
• ONE LICENSE: 78117

Tune Information

• Name: CLEVELAND
• Composer: J. Jefferson Cleveland (1981)
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: © 1981 J. Jefferson Cleveland

Text Information:

Like the original psalm, this paraphrase of Psalm 150 ranges widely through lists of how, why, and where to praise God. Couched in a syncopated African American gospel style, the setting invites the addition of instruments, though the voices of singers remain most important.