Hymn
Universal Praise
- Writer
- Isaac Watts
Let every creature join
To praise the eternal God;
Ye heavenly hosts! the song begin,
And sound his name abroad.
Thou sun, with golden beams!
And moon, with paler rays!
Ye starry lights! ye twinkling flames
Shine to your Maker's praise.
He built those worlds above,
And fixed their wondrous frame;
By his command they stand or move,
And ever speak his name.
Ye vapors, when ye rise,
Or fall in showers or snow--
Ye thunders! murmuring round the skies,
His power and glory show.
Wind, hail, and flaming fire
Agree to praise the Lord,
When ye in dreadful storms conspire
To execute his word.
By all his works above,
His honors be expressed;
But saints, who taste his saving love,
Should sing his praises best.
Universal Praise — Text from The Voice of Praise, 1873. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/universal-praise
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Universal Praise?
The words of Universal Praise were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1873. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Israel Led to Canaan, and Christians to Heaven and The Son of Man lifted up.
Is Universal Praise public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Voice of Praise, published in 1873. 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 meter of Universal Praise?
Universal Praise is in Short Meter (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Glories of Adoption, Christian Love and Like Noah's Weary Dove.