We Praise Thee, O God

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We praise Thee, O God, for the Son Thou hast given

Author: William A. Ogden
Tune: [We praise Thee, O God, for the Son Thou hast given]
Published in 3 hymnals

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1 We praise thee, O God, for the Son thou hast given,
We praise thee, O God, for the word which he gave;
We praise thee, O God, for the glad hope of heaven,
Thro’ Jesus who died and arose from the grave.

Refrain:
Hallelujah! we sing unto Jesus our King;
Who came down from heaven salvation to bring;
Hallelujah! we sing,
For the Savior, our King,
Over death rose triumphant, he liveth again.

2 We praise thee, O God, for the kind interceding,
Of Jesus our Lord, at the throne of thy love;
We praise thee, O God, for our souls thou art feeding,
With manna of grace from thy kingdom above. [Refrain]

3 We praise thee, O God, for the dear Holy Spirit,
We praise thee, O God, for the life-giving pow’r;
We praise thee, O God, that our souls may inherit
The Kingdom above and the life evermore. [Refrain]

Source: Triumphant Songs No.2 #148

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Author: William A. Ogden

William Augustine Ogden USA 1841-1897. Born at Franklin County, OH, his family moved to IN when he was age six. He studied music in local singing schools at age 8, and by age 10 could read church music fairly well. Later, he could write out a melody by hearing it sung or played. He enlisted in the American Civil War in the 30th IN Volunteer Infantry. During the war he organized a male choir which became well known throughout the Army of the Cumberland. After the war, he returned home, resumed music study, and taught school. He married Jennie V Headington, and they had two children: Lowell and Marian. He worked for the Iowa Normal School, Toledo Public School System. Among his teachers: Lowell Mason, Thomas Hastings, E E Baily and… Go to person page >

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First Line:	We praise Thee, O God, for the Son Thou hast given
Title:	We Praise Thee, O God
Author:	William A. Ogden
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Hallelujah, we sing unto Jesus our King
Copyright:	Public Domain