Praise Ye the Lord
First line: Praise ye the Lord, my heart shall join / Praise ye the Lord! my heart shall join In work so / Praise ye the Lord
Original language: English
Words: Isaac Watts
Music: Evan Stephens
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Praise Ye the Lord
Hymns
(1985, 2002 ed.), 74
1. Praise ye the Lord! My heart shall joinIn work so pleasant, so divine,Now, while the flesh is my abode,And when my soul ascends to God.
2. Praise shall employ my noblest pow’rsWhile immortality endures;My days of praise shall ne’er be pastWhile life and thought and being last.
3. Why should I make a man my trust?Princes must die and turn to dust.Their breath departs; their pomp and pow’rAnd thoughts all vanish in an hour.
4. Happy the man whose hopes relyOn Israel’s God! He made the skyAnd earth and seas with all their train,And none shall find his promise vain.
5. His truth forever stands secure.He saves th’oppressed; he feeds the poor;He sends the troubled conscience peaceAnd grants the captive sweet release.
6. The Lord gives eyesight to the blind;The Lord supports the sinking mind.He helps the stranger in distress,The widow, and the fatherless.
7. He loves the Saints—he knows them well—But turns the wicked down to hell.Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns;Praise him in everlasting strains.
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These charts show the use of this song in English hymnbooks and other collections published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If a song appears in multiple editions of the same hymnbook, it is only counted once. [undetermined] means that tune information has not yet been entered in.
Tunes that have appeared with this song in English
Appearances of this song over time in English
Tune: Albion (by Evan Stephens) (Return to top) Tune 74
Praise Ye the Lord
Music from October 1992 General Conference (1992, 1992-10 ed.), 1
Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Praise Ye the Lord
Music from April 1991 General Conference (1991, 1991-04 ed.), 3
Artist: Mormon Youth Chorus
Praise Ye the Lord
Music from April 1991 General Conference (1991, 1991-04 ed.), 1
Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Praise Ye the Lord
Music from April 1980 General Conference (1980, 1980-04 ed.), 5
Artist: Congregation
Praise Ye the Lord
Music from April 1976 General Conference (1976, 1976-04 ed.), 1
Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Praise Ye the Lord
Music from April 1975 General Conference (1975, 1975-04 ed.), 8
Artist: The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
Unofficial or Local Publications
Praise Ye the Lord!
Latter-Day Saints Congregational Hymns, Volume 1 (1919, 1919 ed.), 24
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Praise ye the Lord! my heart shall join
Music from October 1901 General Conference (1901, 1901-10 ed.), 1
Praise ye the Lord; my heart shall join
Music from April 1901 General Conference (1901, 1901-04 ed.), 2
Praise ye the Lord! my heart shall join
Music from October 1898 General Conference (1898, 1898-10 ed.), 1
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Other Restoration-Based Denominations
Praise ye the Lord, my heart shall join
