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My wife's family often sings this hymn as a sort of singing grace before holiday meals. The lyrics, often referred to as the Doxology in many churches, are actually the last verse of a longer hymn, Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun written by Thomas Ken in 1674.
The score is attributed to Luis Bourgeois (1510-1561) who, interestingly, was jailed at one point in his career for modifying some well known hymns without a license. (Egads!) The lyrics are: Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. AKE Trio: Andrew Innes - alto saxophone & musical saw, Kim Patch - violin, Eric Smalley - upright bass Comments are closed.
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