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Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above
Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above
Johann Jacob Schütz · tr. Frances Elizabeth Cox · 8.7.8.7.8.8.7
1.Sing praise to God who reigns above,
The God of all creation,
The God of power, the God of love,
The God of our salvation;
With healing balm my soul He fills,
And every faithless murmur stills:
To God all praise and glory.
2.What God's almighty power hath made
His gracious mercy keepeth;
By morning glow or evening shade
His watchful eye ne'er sleepeth;
Within the kingdom of His might,
Lo! all is just and all is right:
To God all praise and glory.
3.The Lord is never far away,
But through all grief distressing,
An ever present help and stay,
Our peace and joy and blessing;
As with a mother's tender hand,
He leads His own, His chosen band:
To God all praise and glory.
4.Thus all my toilsome way along,
I sing aloud Thy praises,
That men may hear the grateful song
My voice unwearied raises;
Be joyful in the Lord, my heart,
Both soul and body bear your part:
To God all praise and glory.
5.Let all who name Christ's holy name
Give God all praise and glory;
Let all who own His power proclaim
Aloud the wondrous story!
Cast each false idol from his throne,
The Lord is God, and He alone:
To God all praise and glory.
Sung to
- MIT FREUDEN ZART — Kirchengesänge (Bohemian Brethren), 1566 · 8.7.8.7.8.8.7
- AUS TIEFER NOT (LUTHER) — Martin Luther · 8.7.8.7.8.8.7
- ES IST DAS HEIL UNS KOMMEN HER — Etlich Christlich Lider, Wittenberg, c. 1400 · 8.7.8.7.8.8.7
- ES IST GEWISSLICH AN DER ZEIT — German, 16th century · 8.7.8.7.8.8.7
Same meter but needs editorial underlay: ALLEIN GOTT IN DER HÖH, LUTHER'S HYMN.
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- Topics Praise, Thanksgiving, Providence
- Public domain published before 1931
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