Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above
July 29, 2005 Posted by Roger Overton
Praise the Lord who reigns above
and keeps his court below;
praise the holy God of love
and all his greatness show;
praise him for his noble deeds,
praise him for his matchless power;
him from whom all good proceeds
let earth and heaven adore.
Celebrate th' eternal God
with harp and psaltery,
timbrels soft and cymbals loud
in this high praise agree;
praise with every tuneful string;
all the reach of heavenly art,
all the powers of music bring,
the music of the heart.
God, in whom they move and live,
let every creature sing,
glory to their Maker give,
and homage to their King.
Hallowed be thy name beneath,
as in heaven on earth adored;
praise the Lord in every breath,
let all things praise the Lord.
-Charles Wesley, 1743, inspired by Psalm 150.
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July 29th, 2005 at 1:10 pm
Cool! Has Wesley written any other hymns?
July 29th, 2005 at 2:24 pm
I am a big fan of wesley's hymns. I cited all of them a while back, Tim. I think it was on Tony's blog… I don't know if those comments are still around.
July 29th, 2005 at 2:25 pm
Both he and his brother wrote, though one far more than the other.
July 29th, 2005 at 2:28 pm
I found this one because Richard Mouw quotes him in Calvinism in the Las Vegas Airport. So I looked him up and really liked this hymn. This site lists his hymns with lyrics and midi files:
http://gbgm-umc.org/umhistory/wesley/hymns/
July 29th, 2005 at 2:52 pm
I was being facetious. It would be like asking if Tolkien has written any epic fantasy fiction.
July 29th, 2005 at 2:57 pm
I see.
July 29th, 2005 at 2:58 pm
Sorry, we must have missed the tone in your voice
July 29th, 2005 at 3:17 pm
It was my bad. I forgot to wink.