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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
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: June 22nd, 2017 08:32
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 6666 4444 metre. John Darwall originally wrote the tune to this, a setting of Psalm 148. I don't know what 'dragons' are exactly (verse 5) but they praise the Lord too, whatever they are! You seen them dragons?!
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Comments4
Thanks STEVE for a great EIGHT STANZA poem set to an awesome tune ~ one of my favorites. Remember in HYMNS we cross into the Spiritual Dimension ~ so not only Angels and Archangels abound but also mythical creatures from the nether regions DRAGONS ~ DEMONS & HOBGOBLINS ! BRIAN
Thanks Brian - maybe those are the 'dragons' - and not always good spiritual powers. You seen any hobgoblins - or rather not see them?!
Thanks STEVE ~ I work in Adult Education so i work with Dragons & Hobgoblins (JOKE ?) BRIAN
Another fine example of your truly great craftsmanship O
Thanks M. A bit tricky with the 4-syllable lines. We begin to say something, then the line is finished - only 4 syllables allowed!
Hee hee Brian. Well, it seems dragons could be sea monsters, big creatures in the sea, etc. Surprisingly The Message Version, usually too paraphrased for me, has 'sea dragons'. I usually use KJV for my hymn-poems.
Good one Orchi.
Thanks G/F.
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