Scripture Verse

O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise Him, all ye people. Psalm 117:1

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Will­iam B. Olm­stead, Voic­es of Praise (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: W. B. Rose, 1909), num­ber 3 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William B. Olmstead (1862–1941)

Lyrics

Praise Him, all ye hosts of Hea­ven,
God the King of glo­ry praise;
Let us give Him ado­ra­tion,
Tuneful hearts and voic­es raise.

Refrain

O praise the Lord and bless His name!
Let it ec­ho loud and long;
Sing hal­le­lu­jah! shout for joy!
Praise His name in grate­ful song.

Christ hast pur­chased our re­demp­tion
By His death up­on the tree;
We should praise Him, give Him glo­ry,
For sal­va­tion full and free.

Refrain

He has now to Heav’n as­cend­ed,
There our ad­vo­cate to be;
Soon He’ll come in clouds of glo­ry,
And His beau­ty we shall see.

Refrain