The New English Hymnal ‎#440

440. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation

1 PRAISE to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation;
O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation:
Come ye who hear,
Brothers and sisters draw near,
Praise him in glad adoration.

2 Praise to the Lord, who o’er all things so wondrously reigneth,
Shelters thee under his wings, yea, so gently sustaineth:
Hast thou not seen
All that is needful hath been
Granted in what he ordaineth?

3 Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work, and defend thee;
Surely his goodness and mercy here daily attend thee;
Ponder anew
All the Almighty can do,
He who with love doth befriend thee.

4 *Praise to the Lord, who, when tempests their warfare are waging,
Who, when the elements madly around thee are raging,
Biddeth them cease,
Turneth their fury to peace,
Whirlwinds and waters assuaging.

5 *Praise to the Lord, who when darkness of sin is abounding,
Who, when the godless do triumph, all virtue confounding,
Sheddeth his light,
Chaseth the horrors of night,
Saints with his mercy surrounding.

6 Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him!
All that hath life and breath come now with praises before him!
Let the Amen
Sound from his people again:
Gladly for ay we adore him.

Text Information

• First Line: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation
• Author: Joachim Neander, 1650-80
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-78
• Meter: 14 14 4 7 8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Source: German

Tune Information

• Name: LOBE DEN HERREN
• Composer (descant): Alexander Brent Smith, 1889-1950
• Meter: 14 14 4 7 8
• Key: G Major
• Source: Melody to "Hast du dem, Liebster" in 17th German collections; set to Neander's "Lobe den Herren" (Ps. 103) in The Chorale Book for England, 1863
• Copyright: Cannot trace copyright owner of descant