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Play “Praise the Lord! His Glories Show”
Free same-meter accompaniment for Praise the Lord! His Glories Show (Henry Francis Lyte): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune CANTERBURY (Orlando Gibbons) in four-part harmony, 2 verses, with the words on screen. Choose the key and speed, add an introduction, project the words on a TV, or practice your own choir part. Made for churches and home groups without a musician.
Sung here to CANTERBURY (Orlando Gibbons), a 7.7.7.7 tune — not necessarily the tune usually paired with this text. Any tune in the same meter fits the words.
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- 1Praise the Lord, His glories show,
- Saints within His courts below,
- Angels round His throne above,
- All that see and share His love,
- Earth to heav'n and heav'n to earth,
- Tell His wonders, sing His worth;
- Age to age, and shore to shore,
- Praise Him, praise Him evermore.
- 2Praise the Lord, His mercies trace;
- Praise His providence and grace,
- All that He for men hath done,
- All He sends us thro' His Son.
- Strings and voices, hands and hearts,
- In the concert bear your parts;
- All that breathe, your Lord adore,
- Praise Him, praise Him evermore. Amen.
About this music
CANTERBURY — Orlando Gibbons. 'Canterbury' or 'Song 13' Orlando Gibbons, 1623. Setting: "Common Service Book" (ULCA), 1917.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from 'Common Service Book With Hymnal' ULCA, 1917 Hymn 156.; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the Praise the Lord! His Glories Show page.
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