Praise Him

O my God, how thy salvation, fills my soul with peace and joy

Author: John S. B. Monsell; Author (attributed to): John Kempthorne
Tune: [O my God, how Thy salvation]
Published in 11 hymnals

Author: John S. B. Monsell

John Samuel Bewley Monsell (b. St. Colomb's, Londonderry, Ireland, 1811; d. Guilford, Surrey, England, 1875) was educated at Trinity College in Dublin and served as a chaplain and rector of several churches in Ireland after his ordination in 1835. Transferred to England in 1853, he became rector of Egham in Surrey and was rector of St. Nicholas Church in Guilford from 1870 until his death (caused by a construction accident at his church). A prolific poet, Monsell published his verse in eleven volumes. His three hundred hymns, many celebrating the seasons of the church year, were issued in collections such as Hymns and Miscellaneous Poems (1837), Spiritual Songs (1857), Hymns of Love and Praise (1863), and The Parish Hymnal (1873). Bert P… Go to person page >

Author (attributed to): John Kempthorne

Born: June 24, 1775, Plymouth, England. Died: November 6, 1838, Gloucester, England. Kempthorne, John, B.D., s. of Admiral Kempthorne, was born at Plymouth, June 24, 1775, and educated at St. John's, Cambridge (B.A. 1796, B.D. 1807), of which he subsequently became a Fellow. On taking Holy Orders, he became Vicar of Northleach, Gloucestershire, in 1816; Vicar of Wedmore, Somersetshire, 1827, and the same year Rector of St. Michael's, and Chaplain of St. Mary de Grace, Gloucester. He was also a Prebendary in Lichfield Cathedral from 1826, and sometime Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of that diocese. He died at Gloucester, Nov. 6, 1838. His hymnological work is:— Select Portions of Psalms from Various Translations, and Hymns,from Va… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O my God, how thy salvation, fills my soul with peace and joy
Title: Praise Him
Author: John S. B. Monsell
Author (attributed to): John Kempthorne
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Praise Him, praise Him
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances (1 - 11 of 11)

Forest Songs for Chautauqua Assemblies #d34

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Hymn-Book of the Evangelical Association #427

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #729

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #729

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Songs of the Pentecost for the Forward Gospel Movement #149

Songs of the Soul #d113

Songs of the Soul #d122

The Evangelical Hymn and Tune Book #d536

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The Highway Hymnal (Revised edition) #58

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The Highway Hymnal #58

All Hail #d140

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