A Summons to Praise

Representative Text

1 Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
In his temple God be praised;
in the high and heav'nly places
be the sounding anthem raised.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Amen.

2 Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah
for his mighty acts of fame;
excellent his mght and greatness,
fitting praises then proclaim.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Amen.

3 Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah
with the trumpet's joyful sound;
praise with harp and praise with organ,
let his glorious praise abound.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Amen.

4 Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
All that breathe, Jehovah praise;
let the voices God has given
joyful anthems to him raise.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Amen.


Source: Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #10

Text Information

First Line: Hallelujah! Hallelujah! In His temple God be praised
Title: A Summons to Praise
Meter: 8.7.8.7
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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WELLESLEY (Tourjee)


ALLELUIA (Lowe)


PRAISE JEHOVAH

PRAISE JEHOVAH was composed by William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) and joined in the 1890s to this versification of Psalm 148, with the original seventh stanza becoming the refrain. The tune was published with an 1899 copyright date in Life Songs, a 1916 public…

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Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #10

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