Hymns of Truth and Light ‎#255

255. We Praise Thee, Lord

Text Information

• First Line: We praise thee, Lord, with earliest morning ray
• Title: We Praise Thee, Lord
• Author: Johann Franck (1655)
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1858, alt.)
• Meter: 10 10.10 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1998
• Topic: Gathering
• Source: Andachts-Zymbeln, 1655

Tune Information

• Name: AINSWORTH 97
• Harmonizer: Claude LeJeune (1613)
• Meter: 10 10.10 10
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Melody, Genevan Psalter, 1562

Tune Information:

This melody was adapted by Henry Ainsworth, Amsterdam separatist, from the Genevan Psalter, 1562. His psalter was the Psalm book of the Pilgrims from 1612 until 1692