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Clap Your Hands!

Though our years are young and our strength is weak

Author: J. H. Kurzenknabe
Tune: [Though our years are young and our strength is weak]
Published in 13 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1. Tho’ our years are young and our strength is weak,
Tho’ we ca­nnot work like men;
We will raise our hands and for Je­sus speak,
We will praise Him all we can.

Refrain:
Clap your hands for joy, cheer­ful songs now bring,
Every li­ttle girl and boy;
Jesus loves to hear lit­tle child­ren sing,
Clap your ti­ny hands for joy.

2. Tho’ we can­not go to the far off lands,
We will glad­ly vol­un­teer,
All to raise to Je­sus our lit­tle hands,
And to praise Him far and near. [Refrain]

3. When our lives were bought, He the ran­som paid,
And He made us white as snow;
So then raise all hands, for the Sav­ior said,
We should praise Him here be­low. [Refrain]

4. We shall sing at last with the blood-washed throng,
On the bright ce­les­ti­al shore;
Then we’ll raise our hands till in sweet­er song,
We shall praise Him for­ev­er­more. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16733

Author: J. H. Kurzenknabe

Kurzenknabe, John Henry. (Muenchhof, Kurhessen, Germany, June 18, 1840--April 13, 1927, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania). German Reformed layman. His parents died of cholera when he was five, and he was placed in a boarding school. When 14, he came to the United States with his violin and his share ($500) of his parents' estate. During the 48-day voyage, he attended an elderly sick woman, a Mrs. Ziegler from Wilkes-Barre, Penn., whose family helped him settled in the States. He attended Wyoming Seminary nearby, where he studied music and perfected his English. Even before graduation, he taught violin and began teaching singing classes in the area. In 1856, William B. Bradbury came to Wilkes-Barre for a six-week musical institute. He was so impress… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Though our years are young and our strength is weak
Title: Clap Your Hands!
Author: J. H. Kurzenknabe
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Clap your hands for joy, cheerful songs now bring
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #16733
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The Cyber Hymnal #16733

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