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Believers Hymn Book · No. 439 · Words: Joachim Neander · Tune: Lobe den Herren
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation;
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A towering German praise hymn by Joachim Neander (1679), rendered into English by Catherine Winkworth in 1863. It calls all creation to glorify God as almighty King, protector, and daily provider.
Verse 1
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation;
O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation;
All ye who hear,
Brethren and sisters draw near,
Praise Him in glad adoration.
Verse 2
Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;
Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee;
Ponder anew
What the Almighty can do
If with His love He befriend thee.
Verse 3
Praise to the Lord, who, when darkness and sin is abounding,
Who, when the godless do triumph, all virtue confounding,
Sheddeth His light,
Chaseth the horrors of night,
Saints with His mercy surrounding.
Verse 4
Praise to the Lord, O let all that is in me adore Him;
All that hath life and breath come now with praises before Him;
Let the Amen
Sound from His people again:
Gladly for aye we adore Him.
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