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Thankful Commemoration

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 14 hymnals Topics: Praise For Works of Creation First Line: Praise ye the Lord, for it is good Lyrics: 1 Praise ye the Lord, for it is good To sing unto our God; 'Tis right and pleasant for His saints To tell His praise abroad. The Lord our God builds up His Church, He seeks her wand'ring sons; He binds their wounds and gently leads, The brokenhearted ones. 2 Our Lord is great, He calls by name And counts the stars of night; His wisdom is unsearchable, And wondrous is His might. The Lord upholds the poor and meek, He brings the wicked low; Sing praise to Him and give Him thanks And all His goodness show. 3 No human might, no earthly pride Delights the Lord above; In those who fear Him He delights, In those that trust His love. O Zion, praise the Lord thy God, His wondrous love confess; He is thy glory and thy strength, He will thy children bless. Scripture: Psalm 147 Used With Tune: MINERVA

The Greatness of God in Nature

Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Praise For Works of Creation First Line: My soul, bless the Lord! Lyrics: 1 My soul, bless the Lord! the Lord is most great, With glory arrayed, majestic His state; The light is His garment, the skies are His shade, And over the waters His courts He has laid. 2 He rides on the clouds, the wings of the storm, The lightning and wind His mission perform; The earth He has founded her station to keep, And wrapped as a vesture about her the deep. 3 O'er mountain and plain the dark waters raged; His voice they obeyed, the floods were assuaged; Uplifting the mountains He ordered a bound, Forbidding the waters to cover the ground. 4 He causes the springs of water to flow In streams 'mid the hills and valleys below; Beside them with singing the birds greet the day. And there the beast gather their thirst to allay. Scripture: Psalm 104 Used With Tune: LYONS

Not unto Us, O Lord of Heaven

Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 13 hymnals Topics: Work of Creation First Line: Not unto us, O Lord of heav'n Lyrics: 1 Not unto us, O Lord of heav'n, but unto you be glory giv'n; in love and truth you do fulfill the counsels of your sovereign will; though nations fail your pow'r to own, yet you do reign, and you alone. 2 Let Israel trust in God alone, the Lord, whose grace and pow'r are known; to him your full allegiance yield, and he will be your help and shield. All those who fear him God will bless; his saints have proved his faithfulness. 3 All you that fear him and adore, the Lord increase you more and more; both great and small who him confess, you and your children he will bless. Yes, we will ever bless his name; praise you the Lord, his praise proclaim. Scripture: Psalm 115 Used With Tune: GAIRNEY BRIDGE Text Sources: The Psalter, 1912; mod.

The Daily Duty of Praise

Appears in 30 hymnals Topics: Praise For Works of Creation First Line: To render thanks unto the Lord Scripture: Psalm 92:1-4 Used With Tune: [To render thanks unto the Lord]

Incentives to Praise

Appears in 18 hymnals Topics: Praise For Works of Creation First Line: O praise ye the Name of Jehovah Lyrics: 1 O praise ye the name of Jehovah, Proclaim ye His glory abroad; O praise Him, ye servants appointed To stand in the house of our God. 2 O praise ye the Lord for His goodness; 'Tis pleasant His praises to sing; His people, His chosen and precious, Your praises with gratitude bring. 3 I know that the Lord is almighty, Supreme is dominion is He, Performing His will and good pleasure In heav'n and in earth and the sea. 4 His hand guides the clouds in their courses, The lightning flames forth at His will, The wind and the rain he releases His sov'reign designs to fulfill. 5 To ransom His people from bondage Great wonders and signs He displayed; He smote all the firstborn of Egypt, Till Pharaoh made haste and obeyed. 6 Great nations and kings that opposed Him Were smitten by God's mighty hand; Their riches He gave to His people, And made them inherit the land. 7 Thy Name shall abide, O Jehovah, Through all generations renowned; The Lord is the judge of His people, His mercies forever abound. 8 Men's idols of gold and of silver Can speak not, nor hearken, nor see; Like them shall their makers be helpless, Unblest shall their worshipers be. 9 Ye people who worship Jehovah, His praises with gladness proclaim; His servants, and all ye that fear Him, Sing praise to His glorious Name. 10 O Church of our God, sing His praises, For with you and in you He dwells; O sing Hallelujahs before Him, Whose glory all praises excels. Scripture: Psalm 135 Used With Tune: HARVEST-TIDE

Praise ye, praise ye the Lord

Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Work of Creation Lyrics: 1 Praise ye, praise ye the Lord In yonder heav'nly height; Ye angels, all his hosts, In joyful praise unite; O sun and moon, declare his might, Show forth his praise, ye stars of light. 2 Praise him, ye highest heav'ns, Praise him, ye clouds that roll, Created by his pow'r And under his control, Ye heavens that stand eternally, Established by his firm decree. 3 Ye creatures in the sea And creatures on the earth, Your mighty Maker praise And tell his matchless worth; Praise him, ye stormy winds that blow, Ye fire and hail, ye rain and snow. 3 Ye hills and mountains, praise, Each tree and beast and bird; Ye kings and realms of earth, Now let your praise be heard; By high and low, by young and old, Be all his praise and glory told. 4 By all let God be praised, For he alone is great; Above the earth and heav'n He reigns in glorious state; Praise him, ye saints, who know his grace And ever dwell before his face. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 148 Used With Tune: COLUMBIA Text Sources: The Psalter, 1912

Invitations to Praise

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 11 hymnals Topics: Praise For Works of Creation First Line: Exalt the Lord, His praise proclaim Lyrics: 1 Exalt the Lord, His praise proclaim; All ye His servants, praise His Name, Who in the Lord's house ever stand And humbly serve at His command. 2 The Lord is good, His praise proclaim; Since it is pleasant, praise His Name; His people for His own He takes And His peculiar treasure makes. 3 I know the Lord is high in state, Above all gods our Lord is great; The Lord performs what He decrees, In heaven and earth, in depths and seas. 4 He makes the vapors to ascend In clouds from earth's remotest end; The lightnings flash at His command, He holds the tempest in His hand. 5 Forever praise and bless His Name, And in the Church His praise proclaim; In Zion is His dwelling-place; Praise ye the Lord, show forth His grace. Scripture: Psalm 135 Used With Tune: CREATION

Praise to the Holiest in the height

Author: John H. Newman, 1801-1890 Appears in 175 hymnals Topics: The Godhead Adoration and Praise; Creation By God; God In Creation; God Works of; Grace Sanctifying; Works of God ; Praise Unceasing; Nature, God revealed in Lyrics: 1. Praise to the Holiest in the height, And in the depth be praise; In all His words most wonderful, Most sure in all His ways. 2. O loving wisdom of our God! When all was sin and shame, A second Adam to the fight And to the rescue came. 3. O wisest love! that flesh and blood, Which did in Adam fail, Should strive afresh against the foe, Should strive and should prevail; 4. And that a higher gift than grace Should flesh and blood refine, God's presence, and His very self And essence all-divine. 5. O generous love! that He, who smote In Man for man the foe, The double agony in Man For man should undergo; 6. And in the garden secretly, And on the cross on high, Should teach His brethren, and inspire To suffer and to die. 7. Praise to the Holiest in the height, And in the depth be praise; In all His words most wonderful, Most sure in all His ways. Used With Tune: GERONTIUS

God of the Fertile Fields

Author: Georgia Harkness Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 17 hymnals Topics: Creation Care; God Works of; Harvest; Land; Rural Life; Thanksgiving; Work Scripture: Genesis 1:11-13 Used With Tune: ITALIAN HYMN Text Sources: Fourteen New Rural Hymns, 1955, alt.

Enduring Mercy

Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Praise For Works of Creation First Line: Praise Jehovah for His love Lyrics: 1 Praise Jehovah for His love, God of gods, enthroned above; Praise the mighty King of kings, Who alone doth wondrous things; For His mercy doth endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 2 God by wisdom framed the skies, Made the earth from ocean rise, Gave the sun by day for light, Moon and stars to rule the night; For His mercy doth endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 3 He made Egypt's greatness vain, Caused their firstborn to be slain, Bro't forth Israel from their land, Stretching out His mighty hand; For His mercy doth endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 4 God the sea asunder clave, Bro't His people thro' the wave, Drowned their foes beneath the deep, Thro' the desert lead His sheep; For His mercy doth endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 5 Mighty kings of mighty name He destroyed and put to shame, Made their land a heritage Fro His saints from age to age; For His mercy doth endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 6 God remembered all our woe, Rescued us from every foe, Food to all doth He supply, Praise the Lord enthroned on high; For His mercy doth endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. Scripture: Psalm 136 Used With Tune: BETTER LAND