Hallelujah, Praise the LORD

Hallelujah, praise the LORD, Praise him with each note and word

Versifier: Marie J. Post (1974)
Tune: ORIENTIS PARTIBUS
Published in 6 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI
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Versifier: Marie J. Post

Marie (Tuinstra) Post (b. Jenison, MI, 1919; d. Grand Rapids, MI, 1990) While attending Dutch church services as a child, Post was first introduced to the Genevan psalms, which influenced her later writings. She attended Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she studied with Henry Zylstra. From 1940 to 1942 she taught at the Muskegon Christian Junior High School. For over thirty years Post wrote poetry for the Grand Rapids Press and various church periodicals. She gave many readings of her poetry in churches and schools and has been published in a number of journals and poetry anthologies. Two important collections of her poems are I Never Visited an Artist Before (1977) and the posthumous Sandals, Sails, and Saints (1993). A member… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Hallelujah, praise the LORD, Praise him with each note and word
Title: Hallelujah, Praise the LORD
Versifier: Marie J. Post (1974)
Meter: 7.7.7.7.4
Language: English

Notes

Scripture References:
st. 1 = Ps. 150:2
st. 2 = Ps. 150:1, 6
st. 3 = Ps. 150:3-5
st. 4 = Ps. 150:3-5

Marie J. Post (PHH 5) wrote this versification of Psalm 150 in 1972; it was first published in the 1974 Psalter Hymnal Supplement. The "Hallelujah" coda was added for the 1987 Psalter Hymnal. Psalm 150 was Post's favorite psalm; she said the lyrics came very easily to her for this versification. See PHH 150 for textual commentary on Psalm 150.

Liturgical Use:
A marvelous processional–alternate the singing of stanzas with instrumental-only versions of the tune. See also PHH 150.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook

Timeline

Media

Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #189
  • Full Score (PDF, XML)
  • Bulletin Score (PDF)
  • Bulletin Score (melody only) (PDF)
With Heart and Voice: songs for all God's children #29
  • Bulletin Score (PDF)
  • Bulletin Score (melody only) (PDF)
  • Full Score (PDF, XML)

Instances

Instances (1 - 6 of 6)

Psalms for All Seasons #150H

Text InfoTune InfoScoreAudio

Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #189

Renew! Songs and Hymns for Blended Worship #119

Scripture Song Database #1320

Songs for Life #24

ScoreAudio

With Heart and Voice #29

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