“Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven” a hymn by Henry Francis Lyte, Anglican divine, hymnodist, and poet. (1793 – 1847)
The music for this reading is “Typical Day” by Borrtex and was adapted for length under a Creative Commons License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;
to his feet your tribute bring.
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
evermore his praises sing.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Praise the everlasting King!
Praise him for his grace and favor
to his people in distress.
Praise him, still the same as ever,
slow to chide, and swift to bless.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Glorious in his faithfulness!
Fatherlike he tends and spares us;
well our feeble frame he knows.
In his hand he gently bears us,
rescues us from all our foes.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Widely yet his mercy flows!
Angels, help us to adore him;
you behold him face to face.
Sun and moon, bow down before him,
dwellers all in time and space.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Praise with us the God of grace!
Frail as summer’s flower we flourish;
Blows the wind and it is gone;
But while mortals rise and perish
God endures unchanging on.
Praise him! Praise him!
Praise the high eternal One.
