Scripture Verse

Sing unto the Lord, all the earth. Psalm 96:1

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in The Wells of Sal­va­tion, by John R. Swe­ney & Will­iam Kirk­pat­rick (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1881), page 4.

Music: Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William J. Kirkpatrick (1838–1921)

Lyrics

Sing unto God, our hope and our de­liv­er­er;
He is the Lord, the mighty theme pro­long;
Pour out your hearts in music’s sweet­est num­bers,
Pour out your hearts in melody and song.
Seek ye the gates, the lovely gates of Zi­on,
Now let His courts with holy rapture ring;
Wake, wake again, the silent harp of Ju­dah;
Break forth ye hills, and let the de­sert sing.
Sing unto God, our hope and our de­liv­erer;
He is the Lord, the mighty theme pro­long;
Pour out your hearts in music’s sweet­est num­bers,
Pour out your hearts in melody and song.

Sing unto God, for He alone is wor­thy,
Sing unto God, for He alone is king;
Come, O ye lands, and trusting His sal­va­tion,
Sing unto God, in grateful cho­rus sing.
Great is the Lord, and won­der­ful His mer­cy,
Strong is His love, abid­ing ev­er­more.
Sing unto God, and let the voice of glad­ness,
Break from our hearts,
And spread from shore to shore.
Sing unto God, for He alone is wor­thy,
Sing unto God, for He alone is king;
Come, O ye lands, and trust­ing His sal­va­tion,
Sing unto God, in grateful cho­rus sing.

Sing unto God, ye ran­somed ones in glo­ry,
Ye who have reached the shin­ing realms of peace,
Ye who are safe within the bless­èd king­dom,
Safe in that land where praise shall ne­ver cease.
Sing unto God, ye angels that be­hold Him,
Sing as ye fly to do your so­ve­reign’s will,
Sing unto God, let anthems ever roll­ing,
Earth and the sky with joy and glad­ness fill.
Sing unto God, ye ransomed ones in glo­ry,
Ye who have reached the shining realms of peace,
Ye who are safe with­in the bless­èd king­dom,
Safe in that land where praise shall ne­ver cease.