Scripture Verse

I will praise You among the nations, O Lord; I will sing praises to Your name. Psalm 18:49

Introduction

Words: Ru­dolph A. John, 1912.

Music: Go­tha (Knecht) Jus­tin H. Knecht (1752–1817) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of John (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Justin H. Knecht (1752–1817)

Lyrics

I will ever sing Thy prais­es,
Mighty God and gra­cious king;
Loud my heart its tri­bute rais­es,
And to Thee my psalms I sing;
Thou art king of all cre­ation,
Every land and ev­ery na­tion;
Thousand, thou­sand thanks to Thee,
Mighty God,
my song shall be!

All the people shall pro­claim Thee,
Sing Thy praise from shore to shore;
Every hu­man heart shall name Thee,
God and king for­ev­er­more;
On Thy throne in Hea­ven vault­ed,
In Thy ma­jes­ty ex­alt­ed,
Thousand, thou­sand thanks to Thee,
Mighty God,
my song shall be!

When at last my feet have found Thee,
When at last I am Thy own;
When the ran­somed hosts sur­round Thee,
On Thy great eter­nal throne;
When in yon­der land of glo­ry
Angels tell re­demp­tion’s sto­ry,
Thousand, thou­sand thanks to Thee,
Mighty God,
my song shall be!