Hymn tune
PRAISE MY SOUL
PRAISE MY SOUL is a hymn tune in 8.7.8.7.8.7, composed by John Goss (1800–1880) (1869). In a hymnal the tune has a name of its own, printed in capitals, because the same music carries many texts: any hymn written in its meter can be sung to it.
In this library it is the tune for 1 hymn, listed below, and 11 more texts in the same meter can be sung to it.
The four-part harmony played here comes from the Open Hymnal Project's public-domain edition (copied from "The Plymouth Hymnal", 1894 Hymn 219. "The Choral Hymnal", 1888 page 54.). Choose any text below and press play to hear the words sung to PRAISE MY SOUL, with the lines highlighted as they come — on organ, piano or guitar, in any key.
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Hymns sung to PRAISE MY SOUL
Other texts in the same meter
- Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy — Come, ye sinners, poor and needy,
- Angels From the Realms of Glory — Angels from the realms of glory,
- Look, Ye Saints, the Sight Is Glorious — Look, ye saints; the sight is glorious;
- Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us — Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
- Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation — Christ is made the sure foundation,
- Come to Calvary's Holy Mountain — Come to Calv'ry's holy mountain,
- Gracious Savior, Gentle Shepherd — Gracious Savior, gentle Shepherd,
- Christ is Coming! — Christ is coming! let creation
- To the Name of Our Salvation — To the Name of our salvation,
- Judge Eternal, Throned In Splendor — Judge eternal, throned in splendour,
- Jesus Came, the Heavens Adoring — Jesus came, the heavens adoring,