Songs of Praise the Angels Sang Lyrics James Montgomery, 1819
6 verses, meter 7s, public domain, free to print and project.
The words
Verse 1. Songs of praise the angels sang,
Heaven with hallelujahs rang,
When Jehovah’s work begun,
When He spake, and it was done.
Verse 2. Songs of praise awoke the morn
When the Prince of Peace was born;
Songs of praise arose when He
Captive led captivity.
Verse 3. Heaven and earth must pass away;
Songs of praise shall crown that day:
God will make new heavens and earth;
Songs of praise shall hail their birth.
Verse 4. And shall man alone be dumb
Till that glorious kingdom come?
No; the Church delights to raise
Psalms and hymns and songs of praise.
Verse 5. Saints below, with heart and voice,
Still in songs of praise rejoice;
Learning here, by faith and love,
Songs of praise to sing above.
Verse 6. Borne upon their latest breath,
Songs of praise shall conquer death;
Then, amidst eternal joy,
Songs of praise their powers employ.
Words copied from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book (Abridged Edition) (1927). They were published in 1819, so they are in the public domain in the United States, and your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.
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