Praise Ye the Lord! 'Tis Good to Raise
"Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God." - Ps. 147:1
VERSE 1
Praise ye the Lord! 'Tis good to raise
Your hearts and voices in His praise
His nature and His works invite
To make this duty our delight.
VERSE 2
He formed the stars, those heavenly flames,
He counts their numbers, calls their names;
His wisdom's vast, and knows no bound,
A deep where all our thoughts are drowned.
VERSE 3
Sing to the Lord! Exalt Him high,
Who spreads His clouds along the sky;
There He prepares the fruitful rain,
Nor lets the drops descend in vain.
VERSE 4
He makes the grass the hills adorn,
And clothes the smiling fields with corn;
The beasts with food His hands supply,
And the young ravens when they cry.
VERSE 5
What is the creature's skill or force?
The sprightly man, or warlike horse?
The piercing wit, the active limb?
All are too mean delights for Him.
VERSE 6
But saints are lovely in His sight,
He views His children with delight,
He sees their hope, He knows their fear.
And looks, and loves His image there.