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Fits tune: Darwalls 148th ('Ye holy angels bright')

Psalm 148

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1. Praise you the LORD, we praise

And high our anthems raise

Praise Him in heavenly heights

Glorious to our sights

Praise Him angels

Life-giving wells

In Zion dwells

God, each tongue tells

 

2. Praise you Him, all His hosts

And unto farthest coasts

Praise you Him, sun and moon

Through night, day, eve, and noon

You stars of light

Praise Him for He

Light of world be

Judge of all right

 

3. Praise Him, you heavens of heavens

Praise Him in 'perfect sevens' (i.e. perfectly)

And too you waters, rains

For He holy remains

Let them His name

Praise, for He spake

And did them make

Great is His fame

 

4. He stablished them for e'er

Thence they do remove ne'er

Decrees He made, them set

They shall not pass, for yet

He does ordain

Their bounds, limits

Gives their remits

True, clear and plain

 

5. Praise the LORD from the earth

Each creature give Him worth

Dragons, all deeps, fire, hail

Praise Him sure without fail

Snow, vapour, storms

Fulfil His word

You have Him heard

He none you scorns

 

6. Mountains, hills, fruitful trees

All cedars, beasts, all these

Praise Him, and too cattle

Creeping things, one and all

And flying fowl

Kings of the earth

Serve Him with mirth

His glories tell

 

7. Princes and you judges

Young, old, boys, girls, riches

Of His grace do tell forth

From east, west, south, and north

Let them all praise

The LORD's name high

All to Him cry

And trust His ways

 

8. His name is excellent

Blessings us he has sent

Above earth, heaven, His glory be

His works we see

His praise our strength

Is, this we know

We saints below

Life, endless length