Sing forth the honor of His name; make His praise glorious.
Psalm 66:2
Words: Thomas M. D. Ward (1823–1894), alt.
Music: Coronation Oliver Holden, Union Harmony or Universal Collection of Sacred Music (Boston, Massachusetts: 1793) (🔊 pdf nwc). Repeats last two lines of each verse.
Come all ye people, great and small,
And praise the Lord, your king;
Who triumphed o’er the monster death,
And took away its sting.
With joyous step and happy heart
Into His courts repair;
And worship in His holy sight,
And make your offering there.
Come worship Him, who came on earth
The lost to seek and save;
And bid them fix their hope beyond
The darkness of the grave.
Praise Him with anthems rich and sweet,
And sounds of glad refrain;
For unto us has He made known
That now to die is gain.
Through love divine He’s unto us
A new and living way;
And may the music of His name
Fill this glad Easter day.