O praise our God today, His constant mercy bless

O praise our God today, His constant mercy bless

Author: Henry W. Baker (1861)
Tune: VIGIL (St. Alban's)
Published in 66 hymnals

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Improvisations on General Hymns

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1 O praise our God to-day,
His constant mercy bless,
Whose love hath helped us on our way,
And granted us success.

2 His arm the strength imparts
Our daily toil to bear;
His grace alone inspires our hearts
Each other's load to share.

3 O happiest work below,
Earnest of joy above,
To sweeten many a cup of woe
By deeds of holy love!

4 Lord, may it be our choice
This blessèd rule to keep,
"Rejoice with them that do rejoice.
And weep with them that weep."

5 O praise our God to-day,
His constant mercy bless,
Whose love hath helped us on our way,
And granted us success.

The Hymnal: Published by the authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., 1895

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Author: Henry W. Baker

Baker was the son of Vice Ad­mir­al Hen­ry Lo­raine Bak­er. He at­tend­ed Trin­i­ty Coll­ege at Cam­bridge, was or­dained in 1844, and be­came as­sist­ant cur­ate at Great Hock­es­ley, near Col­ches­ter, Es­sex. In 1851, he be­came Vic­ar of Monk­land Pri­ory Church in Here­ford­shire, Eng­land, where he served most of his life. Up­on his fa­ther’s death in 1859, Bak­er as­sumed the fam­i­ly bar­o­net­cy. From 1860 to 1877, he was ed­it­or-in-chief of the An­gl­ican Hymns An­cient and Mo­dern, and con­tri­but­ed hymns, tunes, and trans­la­tions. This his­tor­ic hym­nal sold 60 mil­lion co­pies. Cyber Hymnal ------------------------------- Baker, Sir Henry Williams, Bart., eldest s… Go to person page >

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First Line: O praise our God today, His constant mercy bless
Author: Henry W. Baker (1861)
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Language: English
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Notes

O praise our God today. Sir H. W. Baker. [Friendly Societies.] Written in 1861, and published in Hymns Ancient & Modern the same year, in 5 stanzas of 4 lines. It has passed into several hymn-books in Great Britain and America, and is admirably suited for the purpose of Friendly Societies, &c, for which it was written.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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A Church Hymn Book: for the use of congregations of the United Church of England and Ireland #239Image
Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #535Image
Carmina Sanctorum: a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #535Image
Christian Hymn and Tune Book, for use in Churches, and for Social and Family Devotions #564Image
Church and University Hymns #d142
Church Hymnal, Fourth Edition #519
Church Hymnal, Third Edition #265
Church Pastorals, hymns and tunes for public and social worship #495Image
Gospel Hymns and Tune Book #d269
Hymn and Tune Book #d56
Hymn and Tune Book for Schools and Colleges #50Image
Hymn-Book of the Evangelical Association #541Image
Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #569Image
Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #891Image
Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #891Image
Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Edition #557
Hymns Ancient & Modern, Standard Edition #380
Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #1056Image
Hymns for the Worship of God: selected and arranged for the congregations connected with the Church of Scotland #178Image
Hymns of the Church, Ancient and Modern: for the use of all who love to sing the praises of God in Christ, in the family, the school, or the church; with a discourse on music as a divine ordinance... #126Image
Hymns of the Church Universal #342Image
In Excelsis: hymns with tunes for Christian worship #562Image
Kingdom Hymns with Music #d44
Many Voices; or, Carmina Sanctorum, Evangelistic Edition with Tunes #376
Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #d596
Methodist Hymn-Book #920Image
Offices of Worship and Hymns: with tunes, 3rd ed., revised and enlarged #1338Image
Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #ad814
Songs for the Sanctuary: or hymns and tunes for Christian Worship #950Image
Songs for the Sanctuary: or hymns and tunes for Christian worship #950Image
Songs for the Sanctuary: or hymns and tunes for Christian Worship #950Image
Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #950Image
Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #950Image
Songs of Praise with Tunes #377Image
Sursum Corda: a book of praise #661bImage
Sursum Corda: a book of praise #661aImage
The Academic Hymnal #138Image
The Advent Christian Hymnal #d617
The Book of Common Praise, being the Hymn Book of the Church of England in Canada. Annotated ed. #d494
The Chapel hymn book, with tunes: for the worship of God #642Image
The Chapel Hymnal #177Image
The Chapel Hymnal #177Image
The Christian Hymn Book: a compilation of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, original and selected (Rev. and enl.) #966Image
The Christian Hymnal #d502
The Christian Hymnal: a choice collection of hymns and tunes for congregational and social worship #539Image
The Christian Hymnal: a selection of psalms and hymns with music, for use in public worship #296Image
The Church Hymnal Revised: containing hymns approved and set forth by the general convetions of 1892 and 1916; together with hymns for the use of guilds and brotherhoods, and for special occastions #525Image
The Church Hymnary: a collection of hymns and tunes for public worship #49Image
The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs": for public, social and family worship and private devotions at the Sanitarium, Clifton Springs, N. Y. #947Image
The Epworth Hymnal No. 3 #d149
The Evangelical Hymn and Tune Book #d540
The Haverford School Hymnal #d239
The Hour of Praise #d42
The Hymnal: published by the Authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. #378TextImage
The Hymnal, Published in 1895 and Revised in 1911 #384Image
The Hymnal : published in 1895 and revised in 1911 by authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America : with the supplement of 1917 #382bImage
The Hymnal : published in 1895 and revised in 1911 by authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America : with the supplement of 1917 #384Image
The Liturgy and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum #591Image
The Liturgy and the Office of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #1338Image
The New Children's Hymnal #d220
The New Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs, ancient and modern for use in Baptist churches #968Image
The People's Praise Book or Carmina Sanctorum #d451
The Pilgrim Hymnal: with responsive readings and other aids to worship #376Image
The School Hymn and Tune Book #d131
The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #509Image
Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d310
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