Praise to God, Almighty Maker
Praise to God, Almighty Maker. William Robinson* (1888-1963).
First printed without the author’s name (perhaps because Robinson was one of the editors) in The Christian Hymnary for use of Churches of Christ (revised edition, 1938). A hymn for Baptism, it is found in Baptist books (BHB, BPW), HP; and also in RS. HP omits stanzas 7 and 8:
Praise to Father, Son and Spirit,
Sacred Name of holy love;
Here, baptized, the Church we enter,
Realm on earth of heaven above.
Praise to God, almighty Saviour,
Praises from the earth ascend;
Praises join from saints in heaven,
Alleluyas without end.
In RS the last stanza is omitted, and in stanza 7 lines 1 and 2 become 3 and...
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Chicago style (see The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Ed.)
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