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Give Thanks to God, for Good is He

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 19 hymnals Topics: Daily bread; Creation; Faithfulness of God; Grace of God; Mercy of God; Name Of God; God in Nature; Omnipotence of God; Praise for Blessings; Praise for God's Perfections; Praise for God's Works; Providence of God; Thanksgiving; Thanksgiving Day; Works of God Lyrics: 1 Give thanks to God, for good is He, His grace abideth ever; To Him all praise and glory be, His mercy faileth never. His wondrous works with praise record, His grace abideth ever, The only God, the sovereign Lord: Whose mercy faileth never. 2 His wisdom made the heavens to be: His grace abideth ever; He spread the earth above the sea, His mercy faileth never. Praise Him Whose sun doth bring the day, His grace abideth ever; The moon and stars His might display, Whose mercy faileth never. 3 He helped us in our deepest woes, His grace abideth ever; He ransomed us from all our foes: His mercy faileth never. Each creature's need He doth supply, His grace abideth ever; Give thanks to God, enthroned on high, Whose mercy faileth never. Scripture: Psalm 136 Used With Tune: CONSTANCE

Thankful Commemoration

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 14 hymnals Topics: Praise For Works of Providence 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

How good it is to thank the Lord

Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Works of Providence Lyrics: 1 How good it is to thank the Lord, And praise to thee, Most High, accord, To show thy love with morning light, And tell thy faithfulness each night; Yea, good it is thy praise to sing, And all our sweetest music bring. 2 O Lord, with joy my heart expands Before the wonders of thy hands; Great works, Jehovah, thou hast wrought, Exceeding deep thine ev'ry thought; A foolish man knows not their worth, Nor he whose mind is of the earth. 3 When as the grass the wicked grow, When sinners flourish here below, Then is there endless ruin nigh, But thou, O Lord, art throned on high; Thy foes shall fall before thy might, The wicked shall be put to flight. 4 The righteous man shall flourish well, And in the house of God shall dwell; He shall be like a goodly tree, And all his life shall fruitful be; For righteous is the Lord and just, He is my Rock, in him I trust. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 92:1-9 Used With Tune: ST. PETERSBURG

All Praise to God, Who Reigns Above

Author: Johann J. Schütz; Frances E. Cox Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 200 hymnals Topics: God His perfections; Election; Covenant of Grace; God Faithfulness of; God Praise of; God Providence of; God Works of; Salvation by Grace Lyrics: 1 All praise to God, who reigns above, the God of all creation, the God of wonders, pow'r, and love, the God of our salvation! With healing balm my soul he fills, the God who every sorrow stills. To God all praise and glory! 2 What God's almighty pow'r hath made his gracious mercy keepeth; by morning dawn or evening shade his watchful eye ne'er sleepeth; within the kingdom of his might, lo, all is just and all is right. To God all praise and glory! 3 I cried to him in time of need: Lord God, O hear my calling! For death he gave me life indeed and kept my feet from falling. For this my thanks shall endless be; O thank him, thank our God, with me. To God all praise and glory! 4 The Lord forsaketh not his flock, his chosen generation; he is their refuge and their rock, their peace and their salvation. As with a mother's tender hand he leads his own, his chosen band. To God all praise and glory! 5 Ye who confess Christ's holy name, to God give praise and glory! Ye who the Father's pow'r proclaim, to God give praise and glory! All idols underfoot be trod, the Lord is God! The Lord is God! To God all praise and glory! 6 Then come before his presence now and banish fear and sadness; to your Redeemer pay your vow and sing with joy and gladness: Though great distress my soul befell, the Lord, my God, did all things well, To God all praise and glory! Scripture: Psalm 107:15 Used With Tune: MIT FREUDEN ZART

Whole-Hearted Praise

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 14 hymnals Topics: Praise For Works of Providence First Line: O Lord Most High with all my heart Lyrics: 1 O Lord Most High, with all my heart Thy wondrous works I will proclaim; I will be glad and give Thee thanks And sing the praises of Thy Name, And sing the praise of Thy Name. 2 The Lord, the everlasting King, Is seated on His judgment throne; The righteous judge of all the world Will make His perfect justice known, Will make His perfect justice known. 3 Jehovah will a refuge prove, A refuge strong for all oppressed, A safe retreat, where weary souls In troublous times may surely rest, In troublous times may surely rest. 4 All they, O Lord, that know Thy Name Their confidence in Thee will place, For Thou hast ne’er forsaken them Who earnestly have sought Thy face, Who earnestly have sought Thy face. 5 Sing praises to the Lord Most High, To Him who does in Zion dwell; Declare His mighty deeds abroad, His deeds among the nations tell, His deeds among the nations tell. Scripture: Psalm 9 Used With Tune: ANVERN

Trust and Praise

Appears in 22 hymnals Topics: Praise For Works of Providence First Line: Hallelujah, praise Jehovah Lyrics: 1 Hallelujah, praise Jehovah, O my soul, Jehovah praise; I will sing the glorious praises Of my God through all my days. 2 Put no confidence in princes, Nor for help on man depend; He shall die, to dust returning, And his purposes shall end. 3 Happy is the man that chooses Israel's God to be his aid; He is blest whose hope of blessing On the Lord his God is stayed. 4 'n and earth the Lord created, Seas and all that they contain; He delivers from oppression, Righteousness He will maintain. 5 Food He daily gives the hungry, Sets the mourning pris'ner free, Raises those bowed down with anguish, Makes the sightless eyes to see. 6 Well Jehovah loves the righteous, And the stranger He befriends, Helps the fatherless and widow, Judgment on the wicked sends. 7 Over all God reigns forever, Through all ages He is King; Unto Him, thy God, O Zion, Joyful hallelujahs sing. Scripture: Psalm 146 Used With Tune: BROCKLESBURY

Invitations to Praise

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 11 hymnals Topics: Praise For Works of Providence 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

Our Glorious King

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 18 hymnals Topics: Praise For Works of Providence First Line: I will extol Thee, O my God Lyrics: 1 I will extol Thee, O my God, And praise Thee, O my King; Yes, ev'ry day and evermore Thy praises I will sing. Great is the Lord, our mighty God, And greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable, Above all glory raised. 2 Each generation to the next Shall testimony bear, And to your praise, from age to age, Thy wondrous acts declare. Upon Thy glorious majesty And honor I will dwell, And all Thy grand and glorious works And all Thy greatness tell. 3 Thy mighty acts and terrible Shall men with awe confess; Of Thy great goodness they shall sing, And perfect righteousness. Most gracious and compassionate Is God Who reigns above; His wrath is ever slow to rise, Unbounded is His love. Scripture: Psalm 145 Used With Tune: GERARD

Commemoration and Praise

Appears in 26 hymnals Topics: Praise For Works of Providence First Line: O Lord, by Thee delivered Lyrics: 1 O Lord, by Thee delivered, I Thee with songs extol; My foes Thou hast not suffered To glory o'er my fall. O Lord, my God, I sought Thee, And Thou didst heal and save; Thou, Lord, from death didst ransom, And keep me from the grave. 2 His holy Name remember, Ye saints, Jehovah praise; His anger lasts a moment, His favor all our days; For sorrow, like a pilgrim, May tarry for a night, But joy the heart will gladden When dawns the morning light. 3 In prosp'rous days I boasted, Unmoved I shall remain, For, Lord, by Thy good favor My cause Thou didst maintain; I soon was sorely troubled, For Thou didst hide Thy face; I cried to Thee, Jehovah, I sought Jehovah's grace. 4 What profit if I perish, If life Thou dost not spare? Shall dust repeat Thy praises, Shall it Thy truth declare? O Lord, on me have mercy, And my petition hear; That Thou mayst be my helper, In mercy, Lord, appear. 5 My grief is turned to gladness, To Thee my thanks I raise, Who hast removed my sorrow And girded me with praise; And now, no longer silent, My heart Thy praise will sing; O Lord, my God, for ever My thanks to Thee I bring. Scripture: Psalm 30 Used With Tune: CRUCIFIX

Universal Praise

Appears in 160 hymnals Topics: Works of creation and providence; Works of creation and providence First Line: Let every creature join Lyrics: 1 Let every creature join To praise th' eternal GOD; Ye heavenly hosts, the song begin, And sound his name abroad. 2 Thou sun with golden beams, And moon with paler rays; Ye starry lights, ye twinkling flames, Shine to your Maker's praise. 3 He built those worlds above, And fix'd their wondrous frame; By his command they stand or move, And ever speak his name. 4 Ye vapours, when ye rise, Or fall in showers or snow; Ye thunders, murmuring round the skies, His power and glory show. 5 Wind, hail, and flashing fire, Agree to praise the Lord, When ye in dreadful storms conspire To execute his word. 6 By all his works above His honours be exprest; But saints that taste his saving love Should sing his praises best. Pause. 7 Let earth and ocean know They owe their maker praise; Praise him, ye watery worlds below, And monsters of the seas. 8 From mountains near the sky Let his high praise resound, From humble shrubs and cedars high, And vales and fields around. 9 Ye lions of the wood, And tamer beasts that graze, Ye live upon his daily food, And he expects your praise. 10 Ye birds of lofty wing, On high his praises bear; Or sit on flowery boughs and sing Your Maker's glory there. 11 Ye reptile myriads join T' exalt his glorious name, And flies in beauteous forms that shine, His wondrous skill proclaim. 12 By all the earth-born race His honours be express;'d, But saints that know his heavenly grace Should learn to praise him best. Pause. 13 Monarchs of wide command, Praise ye th' eternal king; Judges, adore that sovereign hand, Whence all your honours spring. 14 Let vigorous youth engage To sound his praises high: While growing babes and withering age, Their feebler voices try. 15 United zeal be shown His wondrous fame to raise; GOD is the Lord; his name alone Deserves our endless praise. 16 Let nature join with art, And all pronounce him blest, But saints, that dwell so near his heart Should sing his praises best. Scripture: Psalm 148