Scripture Verse

Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. 1 Peter 4:11

Introduction

Words: A. Whea­ton, in Gos­pel Songs and Hymns No. 1, ed­it­ed by George B. Hol­sing­er (Bridge­wa­ter, Vir­gin­ia: George B. Hol­sing­er, 1898), num­ber 4.

Music: W. Her­bert Lamb (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Whea­ton or Lamb’s full name, or where to get good pho­tos of them (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Our prais­es we of­fer to Je­sus to­day,
For mer­cies and bless­ings en­rich­ing our way;
And we wel­come His child­ren who join in ac­cord,
To en­deav­or to serve Him, our glo­ri­ous Lord.

Refrain

We will sing the love of Je­sus,
Join with an­gel songs above;
Chant His prais­es, tell His bless­ing,
Spread abroad His won­drous love.

We lean on His pro­mis­es ma­ny and sure,
Lay hold on His teach­ings so faith­ful and pure;
And we pray with as­sur­ance that Je­sus will hear,
And de­liv­er be­liev­ers from bond­age and fear.

Refrain

In spir­it He leads us and gives a new song,
Uplifts our whole life, makes us hap­py and strong;
By His pow­er He shields us from dan­ger and care,
By His love He im­pels us love’s bur­dens to bear.

Refrain

Then join hearts and voices to publ­ish His praise,
Exhorting each oth­er to walk in His ways;
We’ll ex­alt in His tri­umphs and praise His great might,
Till we shout hal­le­lu­jahs in man­sions of light.

Refrain