Scripture Verse

For He is the living God, and steadfast for ever, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and His dominion shall be even unto the end. Daniel 6:26

Introduction

Words: From The Yig­dal of Da­ni­el ben Ju­dah, a Jew­ish judge in Rome, cir­ca 1400. Trans­lat­ed to Eng­lish by New­ton Mann (1836–1926) & Max Lands­berg (1845–1928).

Music: Leo­ni He­brew me­lo­dy, Sac­red Har­mo­ny, 1780 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
Newton M. Mann (1836–1926)

Lyrics

Praise to the liv­ing God!
All prais­èd be His name,
Who was, and is, and is to be,
And still the same!
The one eter­nal God,
Ere aught that now ap­pears;
The first, the last: be­yond all thought
His time­less years!

His Spir­it flow­eth free,
High surg­ing where it will;
In pro­phet’s word He spoke of old;
He speak­eth still.
Established is His law,
And change­less it shall stand,
Deep writ up­on the hu­man heart,
On sea or land.

He hath eter­nal life
Implanted in the soul;
His love shall be our strength and stay,
While ag­es roll.
Praise to the liv­ing God!
All prais­èd be His name,
Who was, and is, and is to be,
And still the same.