Vous, Qui Sur La Terre Habitez

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1 Vous, qui sur la terre habitez,
Chantez à haute voix, chantez;
Réjouissez-vous au Seigneur,
Par un saint hymne à Son honneur.

2 Sachez qu’Il est le Souverain,
Qu’Il nous a formés de Sa main,
Nous, le peuple qu’Il veut chérir,
Et le troupeau qu’Il veut nourrir.

3 Entrez dans Son temple aujourd’hui;
Prosternez-vous tous devant Lui;
Et, de concert avec les cieux,
Célébrez Son Nom glorieux.

4 C’est un Dieu rempli de bonté,
D’une éternelle vérité,
Toujours propice à nos souhaits,
Et Sa grâce dure à jamais.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #14126

Author: Théodore de Bèze

Bèze, Théodore de, born at Vezelay, in Burgundy, 1519; died 1605. Bèze’s father was of noble birth. He occupied the post of bailiff at Vezelay. Bèza received a first-rate classical education under Melchior Wolmar. Before he was 20 he wrote some poetry in imitation of Catullus and Ovid, the licentiousness of which he mourned and condemned in alter years. A brilliant prospect of Church emoluments turned his attention from the distasteful study of law. The income of the Priory of Longjumeau made him rich, and he became a prominent member of the literary world at Paris. But his entrance into Orders was barred by a secret marriage with Claudine Denosse. Subsequently, when the offer of the abbey of Froidmont by his uncle made it necessary f… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Vous, qui sur la terre habitez
Title: Vous, Qui Sur La Terre Habitez
Author: Théodore de Bèze
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: French
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

OLD HUNDREDTH

This tune is likely the work of the composer named here, but has also been attributed to others as shown in the instances list below. According to the Handbook to the Baptist Hymnal (1992), Old 100th first appeared in the Genevan Psalter, and "the first half of the tune contains phrases which may ha…

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