Scripture Verse

I will be glad and rejoice in Thee: I will sing praise to Thy name, O Thou most high. Psalm 9:2

Introduction

Words: Will­iam L. C. Hun­ni­cutt, in The Young Peo­ple’s Hym­nal, ed­it­ed by W. D. Kirk­land, James At­kins & Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (Nash­ville, Ten­nes­see: Pub­lish­ing House of the Me­tho­dist Epis­co­pal Church, South, 1897), num­ber 95.

Music: Io­wa Ci­ty Will­iam H. Hart­well, 1897 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Hun­ni­cutt or Hart­well (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

I will praise my great cre­at­or,
For His won­drous grace and love;
’Tis meet that they should praise be­low,
Who would praise our God above.

Refrain

I’ll re­joice in my Cre­at­or,
I will glo­ry in my God,
My soul shall make her boast of Him,
And I’ll sound His praise abroad.

I will praise my dear Re­deem­er,
While He saves my soul from death;
I will glo­ry in my Sav­ior,
’Tis for this He gives me breath.

Refrain

I will praise the Ho­ly Spir­it,
Sweetest com­fort­er is He;
Praise is come­ly for the right­eous,
O that I might right­eous be.

Refrain