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Praise God! 'tis good and pleasant

Meter: 7.6.7.6 Appears in 8 hymnals Hymnal Title: The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook Lyrics: 1 Praise God! 'tis good and pleasant, and comely to adore, Jehovah builds up Salem, her outcasts doth restore. 2 He heals the broken-hearted, and makes the wounded live; the starry hosts he numbers, and names to all doth give, 3 Our Lord is great and mighty; his wisdom none can know; the Lord doth raise the lowly and sinners overthrow. 4 O thank and praise Jehovah! Praise hi on harp with mirth, the heaven with clouds who covers, and send his rain on earth. 5 He clothes with grace the mountains, and gives the beasts their food; he hears the crying ravens, and feeds their tender brood. 6 In horse's strength delights not, nor speed of man loves he; the Lord loves all who fear him, and to his mercy flee. 7 O Salem, praise Jehovah, thy God, O Zion, praise; for he thy gates has strengthened, and blessed thy sons with grace. 8 With peace he'll bless thy borders, the finest wheat afford; he send forth his commandment, and swiftly speeds his word. 9 Like wool the snow he giveth, spreads hail o'er all the land, hoar-frost like ashes scatters; who can his cold withstand? 10 Then forth his word he sendeth, he makes his wind to blow; the snow and ice are melted, again the waters flow. 11 He shows his word to Jacob, to Israel's seed alone; his statutes and his judgments the heathen have not known. Praise ye the Lord! Scripture: Psalm 147 Used With Tune: CHRISTUS DER IST MEIN LEBEN (BREMEN)

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[Praise God, 'tis good and pleasant]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. B. Herbert Hymnal Title: Bible Songs Incipit: 11767 21513 26221 Used With Text: The comeliness of divine praise

WEIMAR

Appears in 39 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Melchior Vulpius Hymnal Title: Bible Songs Incipit: 32123 45654 32135 Used With Text: Praise God, 'tis good and pleasant

[Praise God! 'tis good and pleasant]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: James McGranahan Hymnal Title: Bible Songs Incipit: 51531 55344 44331 Used With Text: The Mercy of the Almighty

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The comeliness of divine praise

Hymnal: Bible Songs #317a (1901) Hymnal Title: Bible Songs First Line: Praise God, 'tis good and pleasant Topics: Adoration; Afflictions Comfort under; Christ Preciousness of; Christ Providences of; Christ Worshiped; Christians Graces of; Godly Fear The Blessedness of; Glory of God In Creation; God Compassionate; God Glorious; God Loving and Merciful; God Omnipotent; God Source of All Good; God Works of; Gospel Invitations of ; Gospel Privileges of; Heart Broken and Contrite; Humility; The Meek; Mercy of God Celebrated; Missions Influence of; Nature A Revelation of God; Praise For Temporal Mercies; Praise Is Pleasant; Praise Of the Lord; Providence of God Over His Creatures; Royalty of Christ Over All; Royalty of Christ Providential Scripture: Psalm 147:1-6 Languages: English Tune Title: [Praise God, 'tis good and pleasant]

Praise God, 'tis good and pleasant

Hymnal: Bible Songs #317b (1901) Hymnal Title: Bible Songs Languages: English Tune Title: WEIMAR

The Mercy of the Almighty

Hymnal: Bible Songs #320 (1901) Hymnal Title: Bible Songs First Line: Praise God! 'tis good and pleasant Topics: Christ Preciousness of; Christ Providences of; Christ Worshiped; Glory of God In Creation; God Glorious; God Loving and Merciful; God Source of All Good; God Works of; Gospel Invitations of ; Gospel Prevalence and Power of; Gospel Privileges of; Heart Broken and Contrite; The Meek; Mercy of God Celebrated; Missions Influence of; Nature A Revelation of God; Peace; Praise For Temporal Mercies; Praise Is Pleasant; Praise Of the Lord; Providence of God Over His Creatures; Royalty of Christ Over All; Royalty of Christ Providential Scripture: Psalm 147:1-4 Languages: English Tune Title: [Praise God! 'tis good and pleasant]

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J. B. Herbert

1852 - 1927 Hymnal Title: Bible Songs Composer of "[Praise God, 'tis good and pleasant]" in Bible Songs

James McGranahan

1840 - 1907 Hymnal Title: Bible Songs Composer of "[Praise God! 'tis good and pleasant]" in Bible Songs James McGranahan USA 1840-1907. Born at West Fallowfield, PA, uncle of Hugh McGranahan, and son of a farmer, he farmed during boyhood. Due to his love of music his father let him attend singing school, where he learned to play the bass viol. At age 19 he organized his first singing class and soon became a popular teacher in his area of the state. He became a noted musician and hymns composer. His father was reluctant to let him pursue this career, but he soon made enough money doing it that he was able to hire a replacement farmhand to help his father while he studied music. His father, a wise man, soon realized how his son was being used by God to win souls through his music. He entered the Normal Music School at Genesco, NY, under William B Bradbury in 1861-62. He met Miss Addie Vickery there. They married in 1863, and were very close to each other their whole marriage, but had no children. She was also a musician and hymnwriter in her own right. For a time he held a postmaster’s job in Rome, PA. In 1875 he worked for three years as a teacher and director at Dr. Root’s Normal Music Institute. He because well-known and successful as a result, and his work attracted much attention. He had a rare tenor voice, and was told he should train for the operatic stage. It was a dazzling prospect, but his friend, Philip Bliss, who had given his wondrous voice to the service of song for Christ for more than a decade, urged him to do the same. Preparing to go on a Christmas vacation with his wife, Bliss wrote McGranahan a letter about it, which McGranahan discussed with his friend Major Whittle. Those two met in person for the first time at Ashtubula, OH, both trying to retrieve the bodies of the Bliss’s, who died in a bridge-failed train wreck. Whittle thought upon meeting McGranahan, that here is the man Bliss has chosen to replace him in evangelism. The men returned to Chicago together and prayed about the matter. McGranahan gave up his post office job and the world gained a sweet gospel singer/composer as a result. McGranahan and his wife, and Major Whittle worked together for 11 years evangelizing in the U.S., Great Britain, and Ireland. They made two visits to the United Kingdom, in 1880 and 1883, the latter associated with Dwight Moody and Ira Sankey evangelistic work. McGranahan pioneered use of the male choir in gospel song. While holding meetings in Worcester, MA, he found himself with a choir of only male voices. Resourcefully, he quickly adapted the music to those voices and continued with the meetings. The music was powerful and started what is known as male choir and quartet music. Music he published included: “The choice”, “Harvest of song”, “Gospel Choir”,, “Gospel hymns #3,#4, #5, #6” (with Sankey and Stebbins), “Songs of the gospel”, and “Male chorus book”. The latter three were issued in England. In 1887 McGranahan’s health compelled him to give up active work in evangelism. He then built a beautiful home, Maplehurst, among friends at Kinsman, OH, and settled down to the composition of music, which would become an extension of his evangelistic work. Though his health limited his hours, of productivity, some of his best hymns were written during these days. McGranahan was a most lovable, gentle, modest, unassuming, gentleman, and a refined and cultured Christian. He loved good fellowship, and often treated guests to the most delightful social feast. He died of diabetes at Kinsman, OH, and went home to be with his Savior. John Perry

Melchior Vulpius

1570 - 1615 Person Name: Melchior Vulpius, c. 1560-1615 Hymnal Title: The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook Composer of "CHRISTUS DER IST MEIN LEBEN (BREMEN)" in The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook Born into a poor family named Fuchs, Melchior Vulpius (b. Wasungen, Henneberg, Germany, c. 1570; d. Weimar, Germany, 1615) had only limited educational opportunities and did not attend the university. He taught Latin in the school in Schleusingen, where he Latinized his surname, and from 1596 until his death served as a Lutheran cantor and teacher in Weimar. A distinguished composer, Vulpius wrote a St. Matthew Passion (1613), nearly two hundred motets in German and Latin, and over four hundred hymn tunes, many of which became popular in Lutheran churches, and some of which introduced the lively Italian balletto rhythms into the German hymn tunes. His music was published in Cantiones Sacrae (1602, 1604), Kirchengesangund Geistliche Lieder (1604, enlarged as Ein schon geistlich Gesanglmch, 1609), and posthumously in Cantionale Sacrum (1646). Bert Polman

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