Be Exalted, O God

I will give thanks to Thee, O Lord, among the people.

Author: Brent Chambers
Tune: BE EXALTED
CCLI Number: 21112
Published in 10 hymnals

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Author: Brent Chambers

Brent Sinclair Chambers (b. Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, 1948) composed this song after experiencing an evening of ethnic music and dance in 1977. Chambers attended the Bible College of New Zealand and Auckland University and then became a self-employed painting contractor and song writer. He has written or co-written over five hundred songs, a number of which have been recorded or published. He based the text on Psalm 22:3, 22 and Psalm 145:7, though the words of the first line could also have been taken from Psalm 52:9b. He named his tune CELEBRATION, and both text and music were published in Scripture in Song (1977), one of the most important Scripture-chorus collections (initially from New Zealand) of the 1970s. The vocable "lai," s… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: I will give thanks to Thee, O Lord, among the people.
Title: Be Exalted, O God
Author: Brent Chambers
Meter: Irregular
Language: English
Copyright: © 1977 by Scripture In Song/Maranatha! Music

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 10 of 10)

Complete Mission Praise #308

Songs of Fellowship #269

The Best of the Best #18

Worship His Majesty #114

Together in Song #726

Baptist Hymnal 2008 #19

The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #5

Hymns for a Pilgrim People #12

Audio

The Celebration Hymnal #32

Psalms for All Seasons #108B

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