PRAISE TO THE LORD, THE ALMIGHTY
  Words: Joachim Neander, Translated by Catherine Winkworth
  Tune: Lobe Den Herren Ander Theil des Erneuerten Gesangbuch, 
        second edition (Bremen, Germany: 1665); harmony by William S. Bennett

G = 3 2 0 0 0 3,  G* = 3 2 0 0 3 3


  G      Em D   G     D   Em   D   C      G   C    D7      Em Am D7 G
1 Praise to the Lord, the Al---mighty,    the King of      crea-----tion!
2 Praise to the Lord, Who o'er all things so  won--drous---ly reign-eth,
3 Praise to the Lord, Who doth prosper    thy work and     defe--nd thee;
4 Praise to the Lord, O   let  all that   is  in   me      a--dore  Him!


  G    Em   D     G      D    Em      Bm     C    G    C      D7  Em Am-D7 G
1 O    my   soul, praise Him, for     He     is   thy  health and salva----tion!
2 Shel-ters thee  un-----der  His     wings, yea, so   gent---ly  susta-in-eth!
3 Sure-ly   His   good---ness and     mer----cy   here dai----ly  at-te-nd thee.
4 All  that hath  life   and  breath, come   now  with prais--es  befor--e Him.


  G*   D    G   C     G     C    D   G     D7   G    D
1 All  ye   who hear, now   to   His tem---ple  draw near;
2 Hast thou not seen  how   thy  de--sires e'er have been
3 Pon--der  a---new   what  the  Al--might-y    can  do,
4 Let  the  A---men   sound from His peo---ple  a----gain,


  G    C    D7  Em   Am B Am--D7 G
1 Join me   in  glad ad-ora------tion.
2 Gran-ted  in  what He ordain---eth?
3 If   with His love He befriend thee.
4 Glad-ly   for aye  we a-do--re  Him.



Chords by Pete (kreysay@email.com)

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