Scripture Verse

Let them praise the name of the Lord: for He commanded, and they were created. Psalm 148:5

Introduction

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John Fawcett (1740–1817)
National Portrait Gallery

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Words: John Faw­cett, 1782.

Music: Wilmot Carl M. von We­ber. Ar­ranged by Lo­well Ma­son, Car­mi­na Sac­ra (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: John H. Wil­kins & Ri­chard B. Car­ter, 1844) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lowell Mason (1792–1872)

Lyrics

Praise to Thee, Thou great Cre­at­or,
Praise be Thine from ev­ery tongue;
Join, my soul, with ev­ery creature,
Join the uni­vers­al song.

Father, source of all com­pass­ion,
Free, un­bound­ed grace is Thine;
Hail the God of our sal­va­tion;
Praise Him for His love di­vine.

For ten thou­sand bless­ings giv­en,
For the hope of fu­ture joy,
Sound His praise through earth and Hea­ven,
Sound Je­ho­vah’s praise on high.

Joyfully on earth ad­ore Him,
Till in Hea­ven our song we raise;
There, en­rap­tured, fall be­fore Him,
Lost in won­der, love, and praise.