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Text:Psallite Deo (This Is the Day)
Tune:[Psallite Deo, psallite]
Composer:Jacques Berthier, 1923-1994

118C. Psallite Deo (This Is the Day)

Latin:
Psallite Deo, psallite!
Alleluia, alleluia!
Psallite Deo, psallite!
Alleluia, alleluia!

English:
This is the day the Lord has made!
Alleluia, alleluia!
This is the day the Lord has made!
Alleluia, alleluia!

1 Give thanks to the Lord, for God is good,
for God's love endures forever.

2 Let those who fear the Lord proclaim:
God's love endures forever.

3 In my distress I called to the Lord.
God heard my voice and set me free.

4 God is my strength, God is my song.
God has become my Savior.

5 I shall not die; I shall live.
I shall proclaim the marvels of the Lord.

6 This is the day the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad!

7 Alleluia, alleluia,
Amen! Amen!

Text Information
First Line: Give thanks to the Lord, for God is good
Title: Psallite Deo (This Is the Day)
Latin Title: Psallite Deo
Refrain First Line: Psallite Deo, psallite (This is the day the Lord has made)
Language: English; Latin
Publication Date: 2012
Scripture:
Topic: Antiphonal Psalms; Biblical Names and Places: Aaron; Biblical Names and Places: Israel (23 more...)
Tune Information
Name: [Psallite Deo, psallite]
Composer: Jacques Berthier, 1923-1994
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: © 1982, 1998 Alteliers et Presses de Taize, Taize Community, France, GIA Publications, Inc., exclusive North American agent



Media
Audio recording: Psallite Deo

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