PRAISE to thee, thou great Creator

Verse 1

PRAISE to thee, thou great Creator! !
Praise to thee from every tongue! ;
Join, my soul, with every creature,
Join the universal song.

Verse 1

PRAISE to thee, thou great Creator!
Praise to thee from every tongue!
Join, my soul, with every creature,
Join the universal song.

Verse 2

Father, of all compassion,
Pure, unbounded grace is thine
Hail the God of our salvation, !
Praise him for his love divine !

Verse 2

Father, source of all compassion,
Pure, unbounded grace to thee;
Hail the God of our salvation,
Praise the Holy Trinity.

Verse 3

For the grandeur of thy heaven,
For the hope of future joy, ;
Sound his name through earth and heaven,
Let his praise your tongues employ.

Verse 3

For thy countless blessing given,
For the hope of future joy,
Sound his name through earth and heaven,
Let thy praise our tongues employ.

Verse 4

Joyfully on earth adore him,
Till in heaven our song we raise; ;
Then, enraptured, fall before him,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise. !

Verse 4

Joyfully on earth adore him,
Till in heaven your song you raise;
Then, enraptured, fall before him,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise.