Scripture Verse

We sing and praise Thy power. Psalm 21:13

Introduction

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George Handel (1685–1759)

Words: Will­iam Wrang­ham (1784–1832).

Music: Mars­den George F. Han­del, from his ora­tor­io Ju­das Mac­ca­be­us, 1746. Ar­ranged in The Ply­mouth Sab­bath School Col­lect­ion of Hymns and Tunes, ed­it­ed by Will­iam B. Brad­bu­ry (New York: Will­iam B. Brad­bu­ry and Ivi­son, Phin­ney, Blake­man, 1865), page 60 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

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

Lyrics

Praise the Lord—His pow­er con­fess;
Praise Him in His ho­li­ness;
Praise Him as the theme in­spires,
Praise Him as His fame re­quires.
Let the trum­pets lof­ty sound;
Spread its loud­est notes around;
Let the harp unite in praise,
With the sac­red min­strel’s lays.

Let the or­gan join to bless
God, the Lord of right­eous­ness;
Tune your voice to spread the fame
Of the great Je­ho­vah’s name.
All who dwell be­neath His light,
In His praise, your hearts unite,
While the stream of song is poured,
Praise and mag­ni­fy the Lord.