Scripture Verse

With my song will I praise Him. Psalm 28:7

Introduction

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Theodore E. Perkins (1831–1912)

Words: Pe­ter S. M. Mun­ro, in Lit­tle Sac­red Songs for Lit­tle Sing­ers, ed­it­ed by James R. Mur­ray (Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: John Church, 1892), num­ber 148.

Music: Theo­dore E. Per­kins, in Sun­ny-Side Songs, by W. How­ard Doane (New York & Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Big­low & Main, 1893), num­ber 161 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Peter S. M. Munro
1842–1922

Lyrics

Praise the Lord with hearts and voic­es,
Sing, O child­ren, far and near;
Loudly praise till earth re­joic­es,
And all Heav’n bends down to hear.

Refrain

Bells are ring­ing, voic­es sing­ing,
Banners swing­ing all the time;
God the Fa­ther, God the Son,
God the Spi­rit, Three in One,
Be praise in psalm sub­lime.

Praise the Fa­ther—God Je­ho­vah!
Praise the Son—our Sav­ior, friend!
Praise the Ho­ly Ghost, who ov­er
Us will watch un­to the end.

Refrain

Up the hills of life as­cend­ing—
Oh, the ma­ny hills to climb;
Still our steps and voic­es blend­ing,
Prayer and praise in cheer­ful rhyme.

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Hope her boughs of palm to wave us,
Love to cheer the dark­ened way;
Faith to guide us, Christ to save us,
Lead us to eter­nal day.

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