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![]() | Tell his praise in song and storyParaphraser: Timothy Dudley-Smith (1976)Tune: HOLY MANNA Published in 3 hymnals | |
1 Tell his praise in song and story,
bless the Lord with heart and voice;
in my God is all my glory,
come before him and rejoice.
Join to praise his name together,
he who hears his people's cry;
tell his praise, come wind or weather,
shining faces lifted high.
2 To the Lord whose love has found them
cry the poor in their distress;
swift his angels, camped around them,
prove him sure to save and bless.
God it is who hears our crying
though the spark of faith be dim;
taste and see! Beyond denying
blest are those who trust in him.
3 Taste and see! In faith draw near him,
trust the Lord with all your powers;
seek and serve him, love and fear him,
life and all its joys are ours--
true delight in holy living,
peace and plenty, length of days;
come, my children, with thanksgiving
bless the Lord in songs of praise.
4 In our need he walks beside us,
ears alert to every cry;
watchful eyes to guard and guide us,
love that whispers, "It is I."
Good shall triumph, wrong be righted,
God has pledged his promised word;
so with ransomed saints united
join to praise our living Lord!
Source: The Worshiping Church #347
Timothy Dudley-Smith OBE (born 26 December 1926) is an English hymnwriter and a retired bishop of the Church of England.
Born in Manchester, United Kingdom, he was educated at Tonbridge School and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He was ordained deacon in 1950 and priest in 1951. He served as Archdeacon of Norwich 1973-81 and Bishop of Thetford 1981-91. He also served as President of the Evangelical Alliance. Since his retirement in 1991, he has lived in the cathedral city of Salisbury, England. His wife, Arlette, died on 14 December 2007.
Dudley-Smith is known as a prolific writer of texts for hymns, including the well-known "Tell Out, my Soul". He is a member and honorary vice-president of the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland.… Go to person page >| First Line: | Tell his praise in song and story |
| Title: | Tell His Praise in Song and Story |
| Paraphraser: | Timothy Dudley-Smith (1976) |
| Meter: | 8.7.8.7 D |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | Words © 1984 Hope Publishing Company |
| Instances (2) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
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| Complete Anglican Hymns Old & New #644 | Tell his praise in song and story | Tell his praise in song and story | 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| The Worshiping Church #347 | Tell his praise in song and story | Tell His Praise in Song and Story | Timothy Dudley-Smith | William Moore | 8.7.8.7 D | Psalm 34 | HOLY MANNA | G Major | English | 1990 |
