Scripture Verse

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings. Isaiah 52:7

Introduction

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Benjamin Francis (1734–1799)

Words: Ben­ja­min Fran­cis, in A Se­lect­ion of Hymns from the Best Au­thors, by John Rip­pon, 1787. The last stan­za some­times ap­pears as a cen­to on its own.

Music: Har­well Lo­well Ma­son, 1840 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lowell Mason (1792–1872)

Lyrics

Praise the Sav­ior, all ye nations,
Praise Him, all ye hosts above;
Shout, with joyful acclamation,
His divine, vic­to­ri­ous love;
Be His kingdom now promoted,
Let the earth her monarch know;
Be my all to Him devoted,
To my Lord my all I owe.

See how beauteous on the mountains
Are their feet, whose grand design
Is to guide us to the fountains
That o’erflow with bliss divine,
Who pro­claim the joyful tidings
Of sal­va­tion all around,
Disregard the world’s deridings,
And in works of love abound.

With my substance will I honor
My Re­deem­er and my Lord;
Were ten thousand worlds my manor,
All were nothing to His Word:
While the heralds of sal­va­tion
His abounding grace pro­claim,
Let His friends, of every station,
Gladly join to spread His fame.