1 Praise him, praise him, praises to our Father,
Lift hosannas to the throne above;
Praise him, praise him, sing his tender mercies,
Tell his wisdom and proclaim his love.
Refrain:
Come with joyful anthems, come with hearts of love,
Singing hallelujah with the hosts above,
Praise him, all ye people, while the ages roll;
Praise his name forever, praise the Lord, my soul.
2 Praise him, praise him, all his vast creation,
Earth and ocean, sun and stars of light;
Wondrous, wondrous, is his pow’r almighty,
Grand the hymn in which his works unite. [Refrain]
3 Praise him, praise him, all ye saints in glory,
Shining angels listen to your song;
Praise him, praise him, sinners saved by Jesus,
Endless blessings to our God belong. [Refrain]
Source: Sunday-School Praises: prepared especially for use in the Sunday-School #59
Pseudonym: Lidie H. Edmunds.
Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (… Go to person page >
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