by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
O Praise the Lord of Heaven
Language: English
O praise the Lord of heaven: praise him in the height praise him in the depths O praise the Lord of heaven: Praise him, all ye angels. Praise him, all ye angels. Praise Jehovah, praise Jehovah Praise him, sun and moon and blazing comets: praise the Lord praise the Lord praise the Lord Let them praise the Name of the Lord: for he spoke the word, and all were made; he commanded, and they were created. and they were created. Admire, adore, admire, adore Ye dragons whose contagious breath people the dark abodes of death Change your dire hissings into heav'nly songs, and praise your maker with your forkèd, forkèd, forkèd, forkèd tongues with your forkèd, forkèd tongues and praise your maker with your forkèd tongues O praise the Lord of heaven Fire, hail and snow, wind and storms, beasts and cattle, creeping insects, flying fowl, kings and princes, men and angels, praise the Lord Jew and gentile, male and female, bond and free, earth and heaven, land and water, praise the Lord Young men and maids, old men and babes, praise the Lord Join creation, preservation and redemption: join in one: No exemption, nor dissension, one invention and intention Reigns through the whole to praise the Lord praise the Lord Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah: praise the Lord
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by William Billings (1746 - 1800), "O Praise the Lord of Heaven", subtitle: "An Anthem for Thanksgiving" [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ross Klatte
This text was added to the website: 2026-03-28
Line count: 39
Word count: 222