| Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907. | | | Psalms and Hymns.
V. “Praise, my soul, the King of heaven” | | By Henry Francis Lyte (1793–1847) |
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PRAISE, my soul, the King of heaven, | |
| To His feet thy tribute bring: | |
| Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, | |
| Who like me His praise should sing? | |
| Praise Him! praise Him! | 5 |
| Praise the everlasting King! | |
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| Praise Him for His grace and favour | |
| To our fathers in distress; | |
| Praise Him still the same as ever, | |
| Slow to chide, and swift to bless; | 10 |
| Praise Him! praise Him! | |
| Glorious in His faithfulness! | |
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| Father-like, He tends and spares us, | |
| Well our feeble frame He knows: | |
| In His hands He gently bears us, | 15 |
| Rescues us from all our foes: | |
| Praise Him! praise Him! | |
| Widely as His mercy flows. | |
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| Angels, help us to adore Him; | |
| Ye behold Him face to face; | 20 |
| Sun and moon, bow down before Him, | |
| Dwellers all in time and space: | |
| Praise Him! praise Him! | |
| Praise with us the God of grace. | |
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| Frail as summer’s flower we flourish; | 25 |
| 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! | 30 | | | |
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