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Sing Praise to God, Whose Mighty Acts

Author: Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Sing praise to God, whose mighty acts still strong in memory stand to give us hope when evil seems to gain the upper hand. Give thanks for deeds of steadfast love, for wonders new and old: for fire and cloud, for daily food, for mercies yet untold. 2 Though monuments of evil rise in marble, gilt, and stone, time’s search will find their boasts untrue, their makers’ names unknown. Mute avenues of ruins will mark where once proud cities stood, but from destruction God will save the faithful, just, and good. 3 Rise up, O God, reclaim the power usurped by mortal pride, deflate the hollow pomp of those whom rank and titles hide. Let not the needy cry unheard, the suffering hope in vain; restore the fallen, bless the meek, till peace and justice reign. Topics: Acrostic Psalms; Biblical Names and Places; Elements of Worship Call to Worship; Enemies; God as Refuge; God as Shelter; God as Judge; God's Sovereignty; God's Faithfulness; God's Justice; Grace; Gratitude; Justice; Lament General; Occasional Services Civic / National Occasions; People of God / Church Suffering; Poverty; Prayer; Seeking God; The Creation; The Needy; Trust; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 19-25 (if after Trinity Sunday) Scripture: Psalm 9 Used With Tune: SALVATION

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SALVATION

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 57 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Kenneth Munson Tune Sources: Kentucky Harmony, 1816 Tune Key: d minor Incipit: 53127 11234 53432 Used With Text: Sing Praise to God, Whose Mighty Acts (Psalm 9)

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Sing Praise to God, Whose Mighty Acts

Author: Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944 Hymnal: Psalms for All Seasons #9B (2012) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Lyrics: 1 Sing praise to God, whose mighty acts still strong in memory stand to give us hope when evil seems to gain the upper hand. Give thanks for deeds of steadfast love, for wonders new and old: for fire and cloud, for daily food, for mercies yet untold. 2 Though monuments of evil rise in marble, gilt, and stone, time’s search will find their boasts untrue, their makers’ names unknown. Mute avenues of ruins will mark where once proud cities stood, but from destruction God will save the faithful, just, and good. 3 Rise up, O God, reclaim the power usurped by mortal pride, deflate the hollow pomp of those whom rank and titles hide. Let not the needy cry unheard, the suffering hope in vain; restore the fallen, bless the meek, till peace and justice reign. Topics: Acrostic Psalms; Biblical Names and Places; Elements of Worship Call to Worship; Enemies; God as Refuge; God as Shelter; God as Judge; God's Sovereignty; God's Faithfulness; God's Justice; Grace; Gratitude; Justice; Lament General; Occasional Services Civic / National Occasions; People of God / Church Suffering; Poverty; Prayer; Seeking God; The Creation; The Needy; Trust; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 19-25 (if after Trinity Sunday) Scripture: Psalm 9 Tune Title: SALVATION

Sing Praise to God, Whose Mighty Acts (Psalm 9)

Author: Carl P. Daw Jr. Hymnal: Glory to God #356 (2013) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D First Line: Sing praise to God, whose mighty acts Lyrics: 1 Sing praise to God, whose mighty acts still strong in memory stand to give us hope when evil seems to gain the upper hand. Give thanks for deeds of steadfast love, for wonders new and old: for fire and cloud, for daily food, for mercies yet untold. 2 Though monuments of evil rise in marble, gilt, and stone, time’s search will find their boasts untrue, their makers’ names unknown. Mute avenues of ruins will mark where once proud cities stood, but from destruction God will save the faithful, just, and good. 3 Rise up, O God, reclaim the power usurped by mortal pride; deflate the hollow pomp of those whom rank and titles hide. Let not the needy cry unheard, the suffering hope in vain; restore the fallen, bless the meek, till peace and justice reign. Topics: Christ's Return and Judgment; Hope; Jesus Christ Advent; Justice; Sovereignty of God; Thanksgiving Scripture: Psalm 9 Languages: English Tune Title: SALVATION

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Carl P. Daw Jr.

b. 1944 Person Name: Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944 Author of "Sing Praise to God, Whose Mighty Acts" in Psalms for All Seasons Carl P. Daw, Jr. (b. Louisville, KY, 1944) is the son of a Baptist minister. He holds a PhD degree in English (University of Virginia) and taught English from 1970-1979 at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. As an Episcopal priest (MDiv, 1981, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennesee) he served several congregations in Virginia, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. From 1996-2009 he served as the Executive Director of The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. Carl Daw began to write hymns as a consultant member of the Text committee for The Hymnal 1982, and his many texts often appeared first in several small collections, including A Year of Grace: Hymns for the Church Year (1990); To Sing God’s Praise (1992), New Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1996), Gathered for Worship (2006). Other publications include A Hymntune Psalter (2 volumes, 1988-1989) and Breaking the Word: Essays on the Liturgical Dimensions of Preaching (1994, for which he served as editor and contributed two essays. In 2002 a collection of 25 of his hymns in Japanese was published by the United Church of Christ in Japan. He wrote Glory to God: A Companion (2016) for the 2013 hymnal of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Emily Brink

Kenneth Munson

1916 - 1986 Person Name: Kenneth Munson, 1916-1988 Harmonizer of "SALVATION" in Psalms for All Seasons Kenneth John Munson (b. Galesburg, IL, 1916; d. Burlington, VT, 1986) and first appeared in the Unitarian Universalist Hymns for the Celebration of Life (1964) set to three different texts. Munson studied at Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, and received a Ph.D. in music from Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York. He served as chair of the music department at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, from 1942-1981, and was organist and choir director in several churches throughout his career. --Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1988