Hymn
Stand Up, and Bless the Lord
Stand up, and bless the Lord,
Ye people of His choice;
Stand up, and bless the Lord your God,
With heart and soul and voice.
Though high above all praise,
Above all blessing high,
Who would not fear His holy name,
And laud, and magnify?
O for the living flame,
From His own altar brought,
To touch our lips, our minds inspire,
And wing to heaven our thought.
God is our strength and song,
And His salvation ours;
Then be His love in Christ proclaimed
With all our ransomed powers.
Stand up, and bless the Lord;
The Lord your God adore;
Stand up, and bless His glorious name,
Henceforth for evermore.
Stand Up, and Bless the Lord — Text from Methodist Hymn and Tune Book, 1917. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/stand-up-and-bless-the-lord
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Stand Up, and Bless the Lord?
The words of Stand Up, and Bless the Lord were written by James Montgomery; the version here was published in 1917. The library holds 43 more hymns by James Montgomery, including People of the living God and Conversion of the Jews.
Is Stand Up, and Bless the Lord public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Methodist Hymn and Tune Book, published in 1917. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Stand Up, and Bless the Lord?
Stand Up, and Bless the Lord is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Jesus, at the Feast of Love, Struggling After Christ and Blest are the sons of peace.