Praise thou the Lord, O my soul, sing praises, praise him

Praise thou the Lord, O my soul, sing praises, praise him

Author: J. D. Hernschmidt
Tune: [Lobe den Herren! o meine Seele]
Published in 7 hymnals

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1. Praise thou the Lord, O my soul, sing praises,
Praise Him from morn till fall of night.
While o’er my life His strong arm He raises,
I shall sing thanks to God, my light.
Who life and soul hath given me,
Be magnified eternally.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

2. Sing, all ye nations, exalt the glory
Of Him whose arm doth valiantly
All that hath life and breath, tell the story
In accent strong, with voices free.
Ye servants of the Triune God,
Father and Son and Spirit laud!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

An alternate translation, by C. G. Haas, 1897:

1. Praise thou the Lord, O my soul, now praise Him,
His praise continue until death;
While I the pathways of earth am treading
God shall be praised with every breath.
My soul and body He did give,
And waits my praise from morn till eve.
O praise the Lord, O praise the Lord!

2. Happy, yea, happy are they forever,
Whose help the God of Jacob is,
Who hath created the earth and heaven,
The sea and all that therein is.
Let all the world His praises sing,
Who life and health to all doth bring.
O praise the Lord, O praise the Lord!

3. If there are any who are oppressèd,
He worketh justice in the tide;
Food for the hungry, forlorn, distressed,
The Lord in season doth provide;
Those bound in chains He maketh free,
His lovingkindness they shall see,
O praise the Lord, O praise the Lord!

4. Praise, O ye people, the name most glorious
Of Him who reigns almighty king.
Let all unite in one holy chorus
To God our hymns of joy to bring.
O Zion, with the heavenly host,
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
O praise the Lord, O praise the Lord!

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #5699

Author: J. D. Hernschmidt

Herrnschmidt, Johann Daniel, was born April 11, 1675, at Bopfingen, in Württemberg, where his father, G. A. Herrnschmidt, was from 1673-1702 diaconus, and 1702-1714 Town preacher. He entered the University of Altdorf in 1696 (M.A. 1698), and in the autumn of 1698 went to Halle. In the spring of 1702 he became assistant to his father, and in July, 1702, Heifer at the Town church. In 1712 he became superintendent, court preacher and consistorialrath at Idstein, and in the same year graduated D.D. at Halle. He was finally, in 1715, appointed Professor of Theology at Halle, and in 1716 also sub-director of the Orphanage and the Padagogium there. He died at Halle, Feb. 5, 1723 (Koch, iv. 349-354, 569, &c). He was one of the best hymnwriters of… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Praise thou the Lord, O my soul, sing praises, praise him
German Title: Lobe den herren, o meine Seele
Author: J. D. Hernschmidt
Meter: 10.8.10.8.8.8.8
Language: English

Tune

[Lobe den Herren! o meine Seele]

LOBE DEN HERREN, O MEINE SEELE (not to be confused with the more familiar LOBE DEN HERREN at 253) is a German chorale in AAB bar form. Well-known in Germany but less so in North America, this anonymous tune was published in 1665 in an appendix to the hymnal Neu-vermehrte Christlich Seelen-Harfe (166…

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Pilgrim Hymnal #17

The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #55

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The Cyber Hymnal #5699

The Mennonite Hymnal #20

The Mennonite Hymnary, published by the Board of Publication of the General Conference of the Mennonite Church of North America #513

The Oxford American Hymnal for Schools and Colleges #d295

Worship and Hymns for All Occasions #d182

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