Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.8.4.4.8.8 with alleluias Appears in 1,277 hymnals Scripture: Genesis 1, 2 Lyrics: 1 From all that dwell below the skies
let the Creator's praise arise:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Let the Redeemer's name be sung
through every land, in every tongue.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia!
2 In every land begin the song,
to every land the strains belong:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
In cheerful sound all voices raise
and fill the world with joyful praise.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia!
3 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord;
eternal truth attends thy word:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
till suns shall rise and set no more.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia!
Topics: Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration Used With Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN
From All That Dwell Below the Skies