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Hymn of the Week – Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah

Words from Psalm 148, arranged by William Kirkpatrick (1894)
Music by William Kirkpatrick (1894)
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Hallelujah, praise Jehovah,
from the heavens praise His name;
Praise Jehovah in the highest,
all His angels praise proclaim.
All His hosts together praise Him,
sun and moon and stars on high;
Praise Him, O ye heaven of heavens,
and ye floods above the sky.

Let them praises give Jehovah,
for His name alone is high,
And His glory is exalted,
far above the earth and sky.

Let them praises give Jehovah,
they were made at His command;
Them forever He established,
His decree shall ever stand,
From the earth, O praise Jehovah,
all ye floods, ye dragons all,
Fire and hail and snow and vapors,
stormy winds that hear His call.

All ye fruitful trees and cedars,
all ye hills and mountains high,
Creeping things and beasts and cattle,
birds that in the heavens fly,
Kings of earth, and all ye people,
princes great, earth’s judges all;
Praise His name, young men and maidens,
agèd men, and children small.

Hymn of the Week – Purer in Heart

Poetry: Fannie Davison (1877)
Music: James Fillmore, Sr.
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Purer in heart, O God, help me to be;
May I devote my life wholly to Thee:
Watch Thou my wayward feet,
Guide me with counsel sweet;
Purer in heart, help me to be.

Purer in heart, O God, help me to be;
Teach me to do Thy will most lovingly;
Be Thou my friend and guide,
Let me with Thee abide;
Purer in heart, help me to be.

Purer in heart, O God, help me to be;
That I Thy holy face one day may see:
Keep me from secret sin,
Reign Thou my soul within;
Purer in heart, help me to be.