Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord.
Psalm 113:1
Words: William Wrangham, A New Metrical Version of the Psalms 1829.
Music: Moriah (Mason), in Carmina Sacra, by Lowell Mason (Boston, Massachusetts: John H. Wilkins & Richard B. Carter, 1844), page 45 (🔊 pdf nwc).
Alternate Tune:
If you know where to get a good picture of Wrangham (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Ye mighty rulers of the land,
Give praise and glory to the Lord;
And while before His throne ye stand,
His great and powerful acts record.
O render unto God above
The honors which to Him belong;
And in the temple of His love,
Let worship flow from every tongue.
His voice is heard the earth around,
When through the heav’ns His thunders roll;
The troubled ocean hears the sound,
And yields itself to His control.
When He upon the lightning rides,
His voice in loudest thunder speaks;
The fiery element divides,
And earth to its deep center shakes.
God on the floods has fixed His throne,
His government shall never cease;
He shall His power and strength make known,
And bless His chosen sons with peace.