PSALM 66:1-12
METER: 65 65 65 65 65 65
SUGGESTED TUNE: ST. GERTRUDE
This is the tune for such hymns as "Onward, Christian Soldiers."
1. Joyful noise make to God,
All that are on earth.
Sing his name's great glory,
Give him glorious praise.
Say, "How great your deeds are,
Because of your pow'r
Enemies before you
Cringe and bow in fear.
All the earth gives worship,
Worship to you, God.
They sing praises to you,
Praises to your name."
2. Come and see, O people,
What our God has done;
Awesome are his marvels
Done for mortal ones.
He turned sea to dry land,
Rivers they walked through.
There we rejoiced in him--
He who by his might
Rules forever, keeping
Watch on nations all
So that the rebellious
Don't exalt themselves.
3. Bless our God, all peoples,
Let your praise be heard.
He has kept us living
And not let us fall.
God, we have been tested,
Purified by fire;
We have been entrapped, and
Given heavy loads.
You let foes ride o'er us;
We've known fire and flood;
But now you have brought us
To a bounteous place.
Stanzas 1-2 reprinted by permission of the publisher from Supplementary Volume to Sing the Psalms by Dale A. Schoening. Copyright 1992 Dale A. Schoening. Stanza 3 reprinted by permission of the publisher from
Sing the Psalms! by Dale A. Schoening. Copyright 1988 Dale A. Schoening.
Sing the Psalms! by Dale A. Schoening. Copyright 1988 Dale A. Schoening.
