Praise It Is!

 "Angels listen for your songs, for your voice rises to the very gates of heaven when you praise Me."

Frances J. Roberts

The joy of a sunrise across the land. One of my favorite farms to pass each day.

"By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life."  

Psalm 42:8

Most of us are familiar with the doxology: "Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creature here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost." You may have even been singing it as you read it. If you don't recognize it you can hear it on this link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBz7vuJ2b1A


Those words are a doxology: a set form of words praising God. I remember the doxology from my childhood.

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That verse is actually the fourth verse of the hymn: "All Praise to You, My God, This night." Written by Thomas Ken, 1637-1711, the hymn is actually an evening song for God's protection through the night.

"All praise to You, my God, this night,

For all the blessings of the light,

Keep me, O keep me, King of kings,

Beneath the shelter of Your wings.

"Forgive me, Lord, for this I pray,

The wrong that I have done this day.

May peace with God and neighbor be,

Before I sleep, restored to me.

"Lord, may I be at rest in You

And sweetly sleep the whole night through.

Refresh my strength, for Your own sake,

So I may serve You when I wake.

"Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him, all creature here below;

Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;

Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost."

Reading through a hymn book as part of my devotions has opened my eyes to many hymns I've never heard. This is one of them.

Wilson's farm always captured my attention. Like this little one in the buttercups.

I read this hymn early on a Sunday morning, before leaving for church. When I walked into the church building, I heard my pastor singing, "Praise Him! Praise Him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer!" during the first service. It immediately brought a smile to my face. It's one of my favorite hymns.

Then as I listened to the sermon during the second service, about praising the Lord, from Psalm 148 and 150, Pastor Jim had the congregation turn to Praise Him! Praise Him! and we sang the joyful words. If you feel like praising Him right now, click on this link and let your voice shine!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q98phadl5Ws

It certainly was a morning filled with praise for God!

There are still some pink flowers to be found.