I will sing praises unto Thy name.
2 Samuel 22:50
Words: Minna Foote, 1903. Appeared in The Voice of Praise, edited by J. Lincoln Hall, Austin Miles & Irvin H. Mack (Philadelphia: Hall-Mack, 1904), number 221.
Music: C. Austin Miles, alt. (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Foote (head-and-shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels), would you ?
Bright gleams of sunshine fill valleys fair,
Glad songs of joy are heard everywhere;
All nature seems rejoicing to say,
O welcome, Children’s Day.
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Our voices raise in notes of praise,
With bright song ringing, our tribute bringing,
To Christ our king, whose love we sing,
We’ll praise Him ever for the Children’s Day.
O welcome, welcome, bright, golden hours,
With song of birds and perfume of flowers,
Our hearts and lives we joyfully bring
An offering to our king.
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Our all we bring, our tribute of love,
To Christ our king now reigning above;
We’ll serve Him now and praise evermore,
The One whom we adore.
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O Jesus, Savior, Thee we adore;
We’ll praise Thy holy name evermore;
We’ll serve Thee ever, bringing to Thee
Our lives, Thine own to be.
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