Dr. Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David ‎#297b

297b. Praise ye the Lord, exalt his name

1 Praise ye the Lord, exalt his name,
While in his holy courts ye wait;
Ye saints, that to his house belong,
Or stand attending at his gate.

2 Praise ye the Lord; the Lord is good!
To praise his name is sweet employ;
Isr'el he chose of old, and still
His church is his peculiar joy.

3 The Lord himself will judge his saints;
He treats his servants as his friends;
And when he hears their sore complaints,
Repents the sorrows that he sends.

4 Thro' ev'ry age the Lord declares
His name, and breaks th' oppressor's rod:
He gives his suff'ring servants rest,
And will be known, 'Th' Almighty God.'

5 Bless ye the Lord, who taste his love,
People and priest, exalt his name:
Amongst his saints he ever dwells;
His church is his Jerusalem.

Text Information

• First Line: Praise ye the Lord, exalt his name
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790
• Scripture:
  Psalm 135:1-4
  ;
  Psalm 135:14
  ;
  Psalm 135:19-21
• Notes: Part 1

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