Scripture Verse

I will praise Thee, O Lord, with my whole heart. Psalm 9:1

Introduction

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Karl P. E. Bach (1714–1788)

Words: From The New Me­tri­cal Ver­sion of the Psalms (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1909), page 15.

Music: Rock­ing­ham (Mill­er) Karl P. E. Bach (1714–1788). Ar­ranged by Ed­ward Mill­er, 1790 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Edward Miller (1735–1807)
National Portrait Gallery

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Lyrics

O Lord most high, with all my heart
Thy won­drous works I will pro­claim;
I will be glad and give Thee thanks
And sing the prais­es of Thy name.

The Lord, the ev­er­last­ing King,
Is seat­ed on His judg­ment throne;
The right­eous Judge of all the world
Will make His per­fect jus­tice known.

Jehovah will a re­fuge prove,
A re­fuge strong for all op­pressed,
A safe re­treat, where wea­ry souls
In troub­lous times may sure­ly rest.

All they, O Lord, that know Thy name
Their con­fi­dence in Thee will place,
For Thou hast ne’er for­sak­en them
Who ear­nest­ly have sought Thy face.

Sing prais­es to the Lord most high;
To Him who doth in Zi­on dwell;
Declare His migh­ty deeds abroad,
His deeds among the na­tions tell.