Give Thanks to God Most High

Give thanks to God most high, The universal Lord

Author: Isaac Watts
Published in 148 hymnals

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1 Give thanks to God most high,
The universal Lord,
The sov'reign King of kings;
And be His grace adored.
His power and grace are still the same;
And let His name have endless praise.

2 He saw the nations lie
All perishing in sin,
And pitied the sad state
The ruined world was in.
Thy mercy, Lord, shall still endure,
And ever sure abides Thy word.

3 He sent his only Son
To save us from our woe,
From Satan, sin, and death,
And every hurtful foe.
His power and grace are still the same,
And let His name have endless praise.

4 Give thanks aloud to God,
To God the heavenly King;
And let the spacious earth
His works and glories sing.
Thy mercy, Lord, shall still endure,
And ever sure abides Thy word.

Amen.

Source: Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #103

Author: Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts was the son of a schoolmaster, and was born in Southampton, July 17, 1674. He is said to have shown remarkable precocity in childhood, beginning the study of Latin, in his fourth year, and writing respectable verses at the age of seven. At the age of sixteen, he went to London to study in the Academy of the Rev. Thomas Rowe, an Independent minister. In 1698, he became assistant minister of the Independent Church, Berry St., London. In 1702, he became pastor. In 1712, he accepted an invitation to visit Sir Thomas Abney, at his residence of Abney Park, and at Sir Thomas' pressing request, made it his home for the remainder of his life. It was a residence most favourable for his health, and for the prosecution of his literary… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Give thanks to God most high, The universal Lord
Title: Give Thanks to God Most High
Author: Isaac Watts
Meter: 6.6.6.6.4.4.4.4
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Give thanks to God most high. I. Watts. [Ps. cxxxvi.] From his Psalms of David, 1719, into a few collections.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #10072
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
Harmonia Americana: containing a concise introduction to the grounds of music; with a variety of airs, suitable fore divine worship and the use of musical societies; consisting of three and four parts #77a
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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches #104

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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy #104

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A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy #104

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A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #74

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #140

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #140

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #140

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #140

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #140

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #140

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #11

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #31

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #183

A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #d86

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A Pastor's Selection of Hymns and Tunes #309

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A Selection of Psalms and Hymns #270

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A Selection of Psalms and Hymns #CCLXX

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A Selection of Psalms and Hymns #270

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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #183

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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #183

Asaph #d78

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Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) #113

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Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #103

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Book of Worship #113

Cantica Laudis #d78

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Carmina Sacra #186b

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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #187

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Christian Hymns #152

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Church Choral-Book #354

Church Melodies, a Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs #d295

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Church Melodies #721

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Church Pastorals, hymns and tunes for public and social worship #129

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Church Psalmist #P136c

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Church Psalmist #P136c

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Church Psalmist #P136c

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Church Psalmody #P136.4

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Church Psalmody #P136d

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Church Psalmody #146

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Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #257

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Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #241

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Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #257

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Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #241

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Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #CXXXVIb

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Dr. Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #301

Gospel Hymns #d128

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Harmonia Americana #77a

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #111

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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #188

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Hymn Book for Christian Worship #136

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Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a136

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Hymns for Public Worship #253

Hymns for Public Worship in the Diocese of Fredericton. 2nd ed. #d54

Hymns for the Hospital Chapel, Worcester #d62

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Hymns for the Sanctuary #77

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #38

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Hymns of the "Jubilee Harp" #a341

Hymns, Collects, Anthems and Selections #d75

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Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship #110

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Hymns, Selected and Original #110

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Hymns #110

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Hymns #110

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Hymns #110

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Hymns #110

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Manual of Christian Psalmody #P136d

Melodies of the Church #d274

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Ocean Melodies, and Seamen's Companion #71a

Parish Psalmody #d191

Parish Psalmody #d197

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Plymouth Collection #a170

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Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #170

Psalmista #d80

Psalms and Hymns for Public worship, Containing All the Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts ... #d209

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Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.311

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Psalms and Hymns, Adapted to Public Worship #P136.2

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Psalms and Hymns, for Christian Use and Worship #P136.3

Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #d153

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Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America #283

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Psalms #136b

Schools Lyrics #d58

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Selah #176b

Select Melodies, comprising the Best of Those Hymns and Spiritual Songs in Common Use #d71

Songs of Zion #254

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Sunday-School Hymns #40

The American Tune Book (Carmina Sacra, enlarged) #d108

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #170

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The Baptist Psalmody #84

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The Chapel hymn book, with tunes #124

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