Monday, April 30, 2012

Praise my soul the King of heaven




Praise my soul the King of heaven
Henry F. Lyte, 1793-1847
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Praise, my soul, the King of Hea-ven;
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To His feet Your tribute bring!
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Ransomed, healed, restored, for - gi - ven,
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Evermore His prai-ses sing
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Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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Praise  the   ev -  er   -  last - ing King!
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Praise Him for His grace and fa - vour,
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To our fathers in distress!
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Praise Him still the same for  ev - er,
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Slow to chide, and swift to bless!
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Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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Glorious   in     His    faith - ful - ness!
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Father-like, He tends and spares us;
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Well our feeble frame He knows.
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In His hands He gen-tly  bears us,
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Rescues us from all   our foes,
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Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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Wide-ly   yet    His     mer - cy flows!

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Angels, help us to adore Him;
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You behold Him face to face:
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Sun and moon, bow down be - fore Him;
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Dwellers all in time and space,
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Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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Praise with  us    the    God   of  grace! 

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