Scripture Verse

Praise the Lord, O my soul. Psalm 146:1

Introduction

Words: The Psal­ter, 1912.

Music: Rip­ley ar­ranged from a Gre­go­ri­an chant by Lo­well Ma­son, 1839 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

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Lowell Mason (1792–1872)

Lyrics

Hallelujah, praise Je­ho­vah,
O my soul, Je­ho­vah praise;
I will sing the glo­ri­ous prais­es
Of my God through all my days.
Put no confidence in princ­es,
Nor for help on man de­pend;
He shall die, to dust re­turn­ing,
And his purposes shall end.

Happy is the man that choos­es
Israel’s God to be his aid;
He is blest whose hope of bless­ing
On the Lord his God is stayed.
Heaven and earth the Lord creat­ed,
Seas and all that they contain;
He delivers from oppression,
Righteousness He will maintain.

Food He daily gives the hungry,
Sets the mourning prisoner free,
Raises those bowed down with anguish,
Makes the sightless eyes to see.
Well Je­ho­vah loves the righteous,
And the stranger He befriends,
Helps the fatherless and widow,
Judgment on the wicked sends.

Hallelujah, praise Je­ho­vah,
O my soul, Je­ho­vah praise;
I will sing the glo­ri­ous praises
Of my God through all my days.
Over all God reigns for­ev­er,
Through all ages He is King;
Unto Him, thy God, O Zion,
Joyful hallelujahs sing.