Praise God, for He Is Kind

Representative Text

1 Praise God, for he is kind:
his mercy lasts for aye.
Give thanks with heart and mind
to God of gods alway:

[Refrain:]
For certainly
his mercies dure
most firm and sure
eternally.

2 The Lord of lords praise ye,
whose mercies still endure.
Great wonders only he
Doth work by his great power: [Refrain]

3 Give praise to his great name,
who, by his wisdom high,
the heaven above did frame,
and built the lofty sky: [Refrain]

4 Who hath remembered us
when in our low estate;
and hath delivered us
from foes who did us hate: [Refrain]

5 Who to all flesh gives food;
for his grace faileth never.
Give thanks to God most good,
the God of heaven, for ever: [Refrain]

Source: Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #92

Text Information

First Line: Praise God, for He is kind
Title: Praise God, for He Is Kind
Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8
Language: English
Refrain First Line: For certainly His mercies dure most firm
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

CROFT'S 136TH


PRAISE GOD, FOR HE IS KING


DARWALL

Composed by John Darwall (b. Haughton, Staffordshire, England, 1731; d. Walsall, Staffordshire, England, 1789), DARWALL'S 148TH was first published as a setting for Psalm 148 in Aaron William's New Universal Psalmodist (1770) with only soprano and bass parts. The harmonization dates from the ninete…

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The Cyber Hymnal #5588
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Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #92

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Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #92

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The Cyber Hymnal #5588

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #P136c

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #P136d

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