Scripture Verse

Praise the Lord, all you nations; extol Him, all you peoples. Psalm 117:1

Introduction

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Isaac Watts (1674–1748)

Words: Is­aac Watts, The Psalms of Da­vid 1719. Praise to our cre­at­or.

Music: Duke Street, at­trib­ut­ed to John Hat­ton, 1793 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lyrics

Ye na­tions round the earth, re­joice
Before the Lord, your so­ver­eign king:
Serve Him with cheer­ful heart and voice,
With all your tongues His glo­ry sing.

The Lord is God: ’Tis He alone
Doth life and breath and be­ing give:
We are His work, and not our own;
The sheep that on His pas­tures live.

Enter His gates with songs of joy,
With prais­es to His courts re­pair;
And make it your di­vine em­ploy
To pay your thanks and hon­ors there.

The Lord is good, the Lord is kind;
Great is His grace, His mer­cy sure;
And the whole race of man shall find
His truth from age to age en­dure.