| Margarete Münsterberg, ed., trans. A Harvest of German Verse. 1916. | | | | Praise the Lord God | | By Joachim Neander (1650–1680) |
| | | PRAISE the Lord God, the great monarch of glory, oh, praise! | |
| This is my will, my dear soul, upon all of my ways. | |
| Come all and meet, | |
| Wake harp and psalter chords sweet, | |
| Jubilant music, oh, raise! | 5 |
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| Praise the Lord God, the magnificent ruler and king, | |
| Praise Him who leads thee in safety on eagle-like wing! | |
| Hast thou not felt | |
| How through His love thou hast dwelt | |
| Gladly with every good thing? | 10 |
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| Praise the Lord God who has fashioned thee delicate, fair, | |
| Gave thee thy health and has saved thee from many a snare. | |
| In times of need | |
| Thou wast in God’s gracious heed, | |
| His wings spread o’er thee with care. | 15 |
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| Praise the Lord God who has blessed thee with bountiful store, | |
| His streams of mercy from heaven unendingly pour. | |
| Remember too, | |
| What the Almighty can do, | |
| Whose love is nigh evermore. | 20 |
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| Praise the Lord God, all my being, the rest of my days, | |
| All that has breath sing with those that go Abraham’s ways; | |
| He is thy light, | |
| Soul, oh forget not His might, | |
| End with Amen thy loud praise! | 25 | | | |
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