Scripture Verse

Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord. Psalm 113:1

Introduction

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Daniel W. Whittle (1840–1901)

Words: Da­ni­el W. Whit­tle, 1879. Pub­lished in Gos­pel Hymns No. 4, by Ira D. San­key, James Mc­Gra­na­han & George C. Steb­bins (New York: Big­low & Main, 1881), num­ber 49. Some hym­nals give the au­thor as El Na­than, one of Whit­tle’s pseu­do­nyms.

Music: In­di­an­o­la James Mc­Gra­na­han (🔊 pdf nwc).

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James McGranahan (1840–1907)
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Lyrics

We praise Thee and bless Thee
Our Fa­ther in Hea­ven,
For the joy of sal­va­tion
Thy Gos­pel hath given.

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Hallelujah! we praise Thee
Thro’ Je­sus our Lord;
Hallelujah! we bless Thee
For the gift of Thy Word!

We praise Thee and bless Thee:
Once sin­ful and sad,
By the word Thou hast giv­en,
To Christ we were led.

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We praise Thee and bless Thee:
The Spi­rit hath come
To dwell with, and teach us,
And guide us safe home.

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We praise Thee and bless Thee,
For food by the way;
The man­na from Hea­ven
Provided each day.

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We praise Thee and bless Thee:
Thy Word hath gone forth,
That Christ shall be king and
Reign ov­er the earth.

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We praise Thee and bless Thee,
And wait His re­turn
To ful­fill ev­ery pro­mise
He made to His own.

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We praise Thee and bless Thee:
We’ll reign with Him then,
To praise Thee and bless Thee
For ev­er. Amen.

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