O praise the Lord
Language: English
O praise the Lord, for it is a good thing to sing praises unto our God; yea, a joyful and pleasant thing it is to be thankful. O let your songs be of him and praise him, and let your talking be of all his wondrous works. Remember the marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders and the judgements of his mouth. --- Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits; Which forgiveth all thy sins and healeth all thy infirmities. And gathereth thee out of the land, from the East and from the West, from the North and from the South. And saveth thy life from destruction and crowneth thee with mercy and loving kindness. --- O praise the Lord. ye angels of his, ye that excel in strength, ye that fulfil his commandments and hearken unto the voice of his words. O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his, in all places of his dominions. Praise thou the Lord, O my soul. Whilst I live will I praise the Lord.
Authorship:
- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , Psalms 147: 1 and 105: 2, 5; Psalms 103: 2, 3 ; 107: 3 and 103: 4; and Psalms 103: 20, 22 and 146: 1.  [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 Walter Porter (1587 - 1659), "O praise the Lord", published 1632. [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 25
Word count: 181