569b. Sing praise to God who reigns above

1 Sing praise to God who reigns above,
the God of all creation,
the God of power, the God of love,
the God of our salvation;
with healing balm my soul he fills,
and every faithless murmur stills:
to God all praise and glory!

2 The Lord is never far away,
but, through all grief distressing,
an ever-present help and stay,
our peace and joy and blessing;
as with a mother's tender hand
he leads his own, his chosen band:
to God all praise and glory!

3 Thus all my gladsome way along
I sing aloud thy praises,
that all may hear the grateful song
my voice unwearied raises;
be joyful in the Lord, my heart;
both soul and body bear your part:
to God all praise and glory!

Text Information
First Line: Sing praise to God who reigns above
Author: Johann Jakob Schütz, 1650-1690
Translator: Frances Elizabeth Cox, 1812-1897
Meter: 87 87 88 7
Language: English
Publication Date: 2000
Scripture: ; ; ; ;
Topic: Proper 13: Year C
Tune Information
Name: MIT FREUDEN ZART
Meter: 87 87 88 7
Key: D Major
Source: Harmonised by editors of Hymns for Church and School, 1964; Later form of melody in the Bohemian Brethren's Kirchengeseng, Berlin, 1566



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