Praise the Lord of hosts: for the Lord is good.
Jeremiah 33:11
Words: Chester E. Pond, in the Quiver of Sacred Song, by John R. Sweney & William J. Kirkpatrick (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1880), page 9.
Music: Aruba Chester E. Pond, 1880 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Pond (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
I’ll praise the Lord for joy below,
That fills my soul to overflow;
I’ll praise the Lord for grace divine
To feel and know that He is mine.
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Praise ye the Lord, while ages roll,
From sea to sea, from pole to pole!
Eternal life’s begun below;
His joy and peace thro’ grace I know.
I’ll praise the Lord for love that glows;
For peace that like a river flows;
I’ll praise the Lord for grace and power
To live like Jesus every hour.
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I’ll praise the Lord for His control;
For love divine, that saves the soul;
For love that guards from all my foes,
For love that bears my griefs and woes.
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I’ll praise the Lord yet more and more;
While pressing t’ward yon shining shore;
Life’s troubles sore are past and gone,
I’m resting now in Christ the Son.
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