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Sing praise to God who reigns above
1. Sing praise to God who reigns above,
the God of all creation, the God of pow'r, the God of love,
the God of our salvation; with healing balm my soul he fills,
and ev'ry faithless murmur stills: to God all praise and glory!
2. What God's almighty pow'r has made in mercy he is keeping,
by morning glow or evening shade he watches without sleeping;
within the kingdom of his might, Lo!
all is just and all is right: to God all praise and glory!
3. The Lord is never far away, but, thro' all grief distressing,
an everpresent help and stay, our peace and joy and blessing;
as with a mother's tender hand he leads his own,
his chosen band: to God all praise and glory!
4. So all my toilsome way along I sing aloud his praises,
that all may hear the grateful song my voice unwearied raises;
be joyful in the Lord, my heart, both soul and body,
bear your part: to God all praise and glory!
WORDS: Johann Jacob Schutz, 1675;
MUSIC: alt. Trans. Frances Elizabeth Cox, 1864; alt. Bohemian Brethren's Kirchengesang, 1566 Harm. Maurice F. Bell, 1906
Scripture: Psalm 91 Psalms 121:3-8
Theme: Morning and Opening Hymns