Scripture Verse

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings. Isaiah 52:7

Introduction

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Benjamin Francis (1734–1799)

Words: Ben­ja­min Fran­cis, in A Se­lect­ion of Hymns from the Best Au­thors, by John Rip­pon, 1787. The last stan­za some­times ap­pears as a cen­to on its own.

Music: Har­well Lo­well Ma­son, 1840 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lowell Mason (1792–1872)

Lyrics

Praise the Sav­ior, all ye na­tions,
Praise Him, all ye hosts above;
Shout, with joy­ful ac­cla­ma­tion,
His di­vine, vic­to­ri­ous love;
Be His king­dom now pro­mot­ed,
Let the earth her mon­arch know;
Be my all to Him de­vot­ed,
To my Lord my all I owe.

See how beau­te­ous on the mount­ains
Are their feet, whose grand de­sign
Is to guide us to the fount­ains
That o’er­flow with bliss di­vine,
Who pro­claim the joy­ful tid­ings
Of sal­va­tion all around,
Disregard the world’s de­rid­ings,
And in works of love abound.

With my sub­stance will I hon­or
My Re­deem­er and my Lord;
Were ten thou­sand worlds my man­or,
All were no­thing to His Word:
While the her­alds of sal­va­tion
His abound­ing grace pro­claim,
Let His friends, of ev­ery sta­tion,
Gladly join to spread His fame.