Scripture Verse

Praise the Lord, praise, O servants of the Lord. Psalm 113:1

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 306.

Music: An­dré Will­iam B. Brad­bu­ry (1816–1868) (🔊 pdf nwc) (re­peats last line of each verse).

If you know when the mu­sic was writ­ten,

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William Bradbury
(1816–1868)

Lyrics

Praise God, ye ser­vants of the Lord,
O praise His name with one ac­cord;
Bless ye the Lord, His name adore
From this time forth for­ev­er­more,
From this time forth for­ev­er­more.

From ris­ing un­to set­ting sun
Praised be the Lord, the Migh­ty One;
He reigns o’er all, su­preme in might,
Above the hea­vens in glo­ry bright,
Above the hea­vens in glo­ry bright.

On whom but God can we re­ly,
The Lord our God who reigns on high,
Who con­des­cends to see and know
The things of Hea­ven and earth be­low,
The things of Hea­ven and earth be­low?

He lifts the poor and makes them great,
With joy He fills the de­so­late;
Praise ye the Lord and bless His name,
His mercy and His might pro­claim,
His mer­cy and His might pro­claim.

The bar­ren wo­man feels His pow­er
And comes to sac­red mo­ther­hood,
Adorns with grace the home of man.
Sing hal­le­lu­jah! God is good,
Sing hal­le­lu­jah! God is good.