It Is Good to Sing Thy Praises

It is good to sing Thy praises

Tune: ELLESDIE
Published in 10 hymnals

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1 It is good to sing Thy praises
And to thank Thee, O Most High,
Showing forth Thy loving-kindness
When the morning lights the sky.
It is good when night is falling
Of Thy faithfulness to tell,
While with sweet, melodious praises
Songs of adoration swell.

2 Thou hast filled my heart with gladness
Thro' the works Thy hands have wrought;
Thou hast made my life victorious;
Great Thy works and deep Thy thought.
Thou, O Lord, on high exalted,
Reignest evermore in might;
All Thy enemies shall perish,
Sin be banished from Thy sight.

3 But the good shall live before Thee,
Planted in Thy dwelling-place,
Fruitful trees and ever verdant,
Nourished by Thy boundless grace.
In His goodness to the righteous
God His righteousness displays;
God my rock, my strength and refuge,
Just and true are all His ways.

The Psalter: with responsive readings, 1912

Text Information

First Line: It is good to sing Thy praises
Title: It Is Good to Sing Thy Praises
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
Language: English

Notes

Scripture References:
st. 1 = Ps. 92:1-3
st. 2 = Ps. 92:4-11
st. 3 = Ps. 92: 12-15

This versification is a poetic summary of Psalm 92 that derives from the 1912 Psalter with minor alterations. See PHH 92 for textual commentary on Psalm 92.

Liturgical Use:
See PHH 92.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook

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