Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) ‎#583

583. Praise the Lord, you heavens, adore him

1 Praise the Lord, you heavens, adore him;
praise him, angels in the height;
sun and moon, rejoice before him;
praise him, all you stars and light.
Praise the Lord, for he has spoken,
worlds his mighty voice obeyed;
laws which never shall be broken
for their guidance he has made.

2 Praise the Lord, for he is glorious,
never shall his promise fail;
God has made his saints victorious,
sin and death shall not prevail.
Praise the God of our salvation!
hosts on high, his power proclaim;
heaven and earth and all creation
praise and glorify his name!

Text Information

• First Line: Praise the Lord, you heavens, adore him
• Author: Anonymous
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1987
• Scripture:
  Psalm 148
• Topic: God's Church: Doxology, Glory to God; The Creation
• Source: Foundling Hospital Collection (1796)

Tune Information

• Name: AUSTRIA
• Adapter: F. J. Haydn (1732-1809)
• Composer (descant): T. H. Ingham (1878-1948)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 D
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Croatian folk tune
• Copyright: desc. © Oxford University Press