Praise the Lord, His glories show

Praise the Lord, his glories show. Henry Francis Lyte* (1793-1847).  From Lyte’s The Spirit of the Psalms: or, The Psalms of David adapted to Christian Worship (1834). It was a christianized paraphrase of Psalm 150, in two 8-line stanzas:  Praise the Lord, His glories show, Saints within His courts below, Angels round His throne above, All that see and share His love. Earth to heaven, and heaven to earth, Tell his wonders, sing his worth; Age to age, and shore to shore, Praise Him, Praise Him, evermore!  Praise the Lord, His mercies trace; Praise His providence and grace, All that He for man hath done, All He sends us through His Son: Strings and voices, hands and hearts, In the concert...

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