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Praise ye the Lord, my heart shall join
In work so pleasant, so divine;
Now, while the flesh is mine abode,
And when my soul ascends to God.
Praise shall employ my noblest powers,
While immortality endures;
My days of praise shall ne’er be past,
While life, and thought, and being last.
Why should I make a man my trust?
Princes must die and turn to dust;
Their breath departs, their pomp, and power,
And thoughts, all vanish in an hour.
Happy the man whose hopes rely
On Israel’s God; He made the sky,
And earth, and seas, with all their train,
And none shall find His promise vain.
His truth forever stands secure;
He saves the oppressed, He feeds the poor;
He sends the labouring conscience peace,
And grants the prisoner sweet release.
The Lord hath eyes to give the blind;
The Lord supports the sinking mind;
He helps the stranger in distress,
The widow and the fatherless.
He loves his saints, He knows them well,
But turns the wicked down to hell:
Thy God, O Zion! ever reigns;
Praise Him in everlasting strains.
---Alternative verses---
Praise ye the Lord, my heart shall join
In work so pleasant, so divine;
My days of praise shall ne'er be past,
while life, thought, and being last.
His truth forever stands secure;
He saves the oppressed, He feeds the poor;
He helps the stranger in distress,
The widow and the fatherless.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Dates:
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1719
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 146;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| | # 146 | | 1872 | # 146.1 | | 1866 | # 111 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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LUTON (NEWHAVEN)
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Dates:
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1774
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 275 | D | | # 514 | Eb |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) | | 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) |
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