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233. SONG OF PRAISE

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​Author:  Matthias Jorissen (1739-1823)
​Composer:  Robert Alan Hoerr, 1995 (1956-)

​1. Praise the Lord, with commendation!
    To praise our God with true devotion
    Our joy and duty e’er shall be.
    When our song to Him ascendeth
    His smile of love on us descendeth
    With blessings kind and heavenly.
    Do you His might behold,
    His works of grace untold?
    Lo, here standeth Jerusalem
    Thus built of Him
    Who thro’ His love is glorified.
 
2. Our once persecuted brethren
    The Lord will to His people gather,
    Fear and oppression will be doomed.
    He will heal the brokenhearted,
    Will join those who in grief were parted
    And out of sorrow joy will bloom.
    God’s wisdom is expressed
    In all His righteousness.
    Happy people that sings His fame
    And does proclaim
    That God, in love, does bear His own.
 
3. God, our Lord is great and splendid
    With might and wisdom has commended;
    Who comprehends His pow’r so grand?
    He alone His strength can measure,
    Sustaining ev’ry work and treasure,
    Created by His mighty hand.
    All those who come abased
    Shall surely be released
    Of their burden; but curse and scorn
    Of Him is borne
    Who boldly shall the Lord oppose.
 
4. Not in strength or might delight ye,
    And not on the works men now build ye,
    The creature is but vanity.
    That alone can give God pleasure
    When we walk in His ways, and treasure
    His goodness and His clemency.
    Whatever He may do
    Is good and right and true.
    Blessed people who Him revere
    And who see clear
    That He them in His love enfolds!
 
5. Zion, rise! God’s praises sing Thou!
    Jerusalem, the proof now bring thou
    That all thy folk are God’s by grace.
    He who hath redeemed thee surely,
    And who hath built thy walls securely,
    To children’s children thee doth bless.
    He gives thy borders peace,
    And He grants thee increase.
    Blessed people who Him revere
    And who see clear
    That He them in His love enfolds!
 
6. His true Word, His testimony,
    God gave to thee, His servant, only;
    O Israel, His love behold!
    Lo, to such exalted station
    He lifted not another nation,
    But let them wander from the fold.
    Thou, Jacob, shalt alone
    The Father’s blessing own!
    Hallelujah! O praise the Lord
    With glad accord;
    His service in thy blessedness!

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Special thanks to the Apostolic Christians who diligently labored to keep their rich musical heritage alive when most other denominations forsook it in the challenging battle of changing cultures.
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Thanks be to those souls who labored to write and compose this treasure of praise, many now only known to GOD!

Above all, thanks, praise, and glory be to GOD!
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  • Home
    • Stories of Faith >
      • The Prodigal Son and the Zion’s Harp
      • Steep and Thorny is the Way
      • With Your Zion’s Harps Now Chiming, Praise the Lord!
      • Faithful Unto Death Remain
      • A Loving Devotion to Producing Zion’s Harps, One Copy Per Year
      • Hungarians Begin to Visit Brethren in Communist Ukraine
      • Zion’s Harp Melody Bridges Language Gap
      • Brethren Be Ye Not Affrighted
      • A Letter from Prison
    • Authors
    • Composers
  • Translations
    • Neue Zionsharfe- German
    • Új Sion Hárfa- Hungarian
    • Xapɸa Cиoha- Serbian
    • Noua Harfă A Sionului- Romainian
    • Svete Pisme Novog Siona- Sokac
    • Cithare Davida illi pisme Novog Siona- Bunjevac
    • Harfa Siona- Slovak
    • ПЕСНІ І ХВАЛУ У ХРІСТІ- Ukrainian
    • Zion's Harp
    • Apostolic Christian Hymnal >
      • ACH Texts
      • ACH Sheet Music
    • Arpa De Sion- Spanish
    • Nova Harpa de Sião- Portuguese
    • Sions Harfa- Swedish
    • シオンの竪琴 - Japanese
    • Harfa Siona- Croatian
    • Zion's Hymns
  • Contact
  • Shop
  • Acknowledgements