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Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!
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Praise God the Father who's the source;
Praise God the Son who is the course;
Praise God the Spirit who's the flow;
Praise God, our portion here below!
Praise God the Son who is the course;
Praise God the Spirit who's the flow;
Praise God, our portion here below!
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Merritt, BC, Canada
I woke up this morning singing this song. Praise GOD. Amen.
I love this song from church.
United Kingdom
This doxology is very good and extols in praise the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. But we can only praise God in a way acceptable to Him if we are born again into the family of God, having been justified by faith (Hebrews 11 verse 6, Romans 5 verse 1).
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
I've only been in Goose Bay, Labrador a little over a year. The church I attend here sings a mix of new contemporary worship songs & old hymns & choruses. I absolutely love this one. They sing it here so loud with such authority, like a proclamation, It gives you chill-bumps. I just love it. And I love the lyrics Hilary from the Bronx mentioned in her comments.
From all that dwell below the skies
Let faith and hope with love arise
Let beauty, truth, and good be sung
Through every land by every tongue
Dallas, TX, United States
I grew up singing this song in the Lutheran Church. I love songs of praise. I give God the glory.
Oceanside, NY, United States
May this Hymn be our very Heart of Worship.
Detroit, MI, United States
@Harold 10/16/2017 - You could share your writing on Facebook, or create your own website for them. You can download or reference the tunes from hymnal.net or from other web sources. I make songs of the Psalms. I've done about 60 of them. I post them on my website and when I make a new one, or one speaks to me, I share a link to it on Facebook.
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This doxology has been sung more often in church services than any other song.
Thomas Ken was a bold, outspoken 17th century Anglican bishop. Ken's illustrious career in the State Church of England was stormy and colorful. Following ordination in 1662, he served as chaplain to the Bishop of Winchester. Several years later he was sent to Holland, where he was the English chaplain at the royal court of the Hague. But Chaplain Ken denounced so boldly the corrupt lives of those in authority in the Dutch capital that he was compelled to leave after just one year.
Upon his return to England, Ken was appointed to be the personal chaplain of King Charles II. Chaplain Ken continued the same spirit of boldly rebuking the sins of this pleasure-loving English monarch. Yet in spite of this practice, the king always admired his courageous, outspoken chaplain. He referred to him as the "good little man" and when it was chapel time King Charles would say, "Now I must go in and hear Ken tell me my faults."
Soon the King rewarded Thomas Ken by appointing him to be the Anglican bishop of the prestigious Bath and Wells area. But just 12 days after Thomas Ken was consecrated as a bishop, Charles II died and was succeeded by his Catholic brother, James II. Before long Bishop Ken angered the new monarch and was imprisoned in the infamous Tower of London.
Although Ken was eventually acquitted, he was removed from his high office of bishop and forced to spend the remaining years of his life in obscurity.
A noted historian has paid this tribute to the little bishop, "He came as near to the ideal of Christian perfection as human weakness permits." - '52 Hymn Stories Dramatized' by Kenneth W. Osbeck
Nanjemoy, MD, United States
Through the years when I went to church I always find words to change in the songs. Even Rock and roll songs country etc I've always been able to give then words. I believe it's a gift I've been given but I've never done anything with it. Like praise God from whom all blessings flow praise Him from this church here below. Any ideas on how I can put this gift into action? I cannot sing or write music for that matter but I can find the words each and every single time. I can hear it all in my mind as well and its always been extremely frustrating. Anyway any suggestions I'd appreciate. Thank you.
Bronx, NY, United States
The Unitarian Church sings this:
From all that dwell below the skies
Let faith and hope with love arise
Let beauty, truth, and good be sung
Through every land by every tongue
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
I just learned this song this past Friday at the Good Friday service. I couldn't stop singing it. I Googled the song to find the words and came to this page. I didn't find the chorus though. Please help.