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PRAISE TO THE LORD, THE ALMIGHTY
VERSE 1:
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Praise to the Lord,
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The Almighty, the King of creation!
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O my soul, praise Him,
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For He is thy health and salvation!
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All ye who hear, now to His temple draw near,
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Join me in glad adoration.
VERSE 2:
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Praise to the Lord,
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Who o’er all things so wondrously reigneth,
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Shelters thee under His wings,
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Yea, so gently sustaineth!
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Hast thou not seen how thy desires e’er have been
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Granted in what He ordaineth?
VERSE 3:
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Praise to the Lord,
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Who doth prosper thy work and defend thee!
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Surely His goodness and mercy
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Here daily attend thee;
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Ponder anew what the Almighty can do
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If with His love He befriend thee.
VERSE 4:
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Praise to the Lord,
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O let all that is in me adore Him!
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All that hath life and breath,
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Come now with praises before Him!
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Let the amen sound from His people again;
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Gladly forever adore Him.
AUTHOR: Joachim Neander (1680),
TRANSLATOR: Catherine Winkworth (1863),
TUNE: Straisund Gesangbuch (1665).
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