Psalm 96
Words: The Psalter of the United Presbyterian Church of North America, 1887 ed.
There is also a Long Metre version of this Psalm on this page
1 O Sing a new song to the Lord:
Sing all the earth to God.
To God sing, bless his name, and show
His saving health abroad.
2 Among the heathen nations all
His glory do declare;
And unto all the people show
His works that wondrous are.
3 The Lord is great, and greatly he
Is to be magnified;
Yea, worthy to be feared is he
Above all gods beside.
4 For all the gods are idols dumb,
Which blinded nations fear;
But by Jehovah's mighty hand
The heav'ns created were.
5 Great honor is before his face,
And majesty divine;
Strength is within his ho1y place,
And there doth beauty shine.
6 O, do ye to Jehovah give
Of people ev'ry tribe,
Yea, to Jehovah glory give,
And mighty pow'r ascribe.
7 The glory to Jehovah give
That to his name is due;
O come into his courts, and bring
An offering with you.
8 And, beautified with holiness,
Bow down before the Lord.
Before his face let all the earth
Fear him with one accord.
9 Among the heathen say, God reigns;
The world shall steadfastly
Be fixed from moving; he shall judge
The people righteously.
10 Let heav'ns be glad before the Lord,
And let the earth rejoice;
Let seas, and all that is therein,
Cry out, and make a noise.
11 Let fields rejoice, and ev'ry thing
That springeth of the earth:
Then woods and ev'ry tree shall sing
With gladness and with mirth.
12 Before the Lord; because he comes,
To judge the earth comes he:
He'll judge the world with righteousness
The people faithfully.
1 O sing a new song to the Lord;
Sing all the earth and bless his name.
From day to day his praise record,
The Lord's redeeming grace proclaim.
2 Tell all the world his wondrous ways,
Tell heathen nations far and near;
Great is the Lord, and great his praise,
Feared more than gods that nations fear.
3 The heathen gods are idols vain;
He made the heavens, and he supports.
Both light and honor lead his train,
While strength and beauty fill his courts.
4 O give the Lord, ye tribes and tongues,
O give the Lord due praise, and sing;
Give strength and glory in your son,
Come, throng his courts, and offerings bring.
5 O fear and bow, adorned with grace,
And tell each land that God is King.
He fixed the earth's unchanging base;
Just judgment to tile world he'll bring.
6 Let heav'n exult, let earth rejoice,
Let seas and all their fullness roar;
Let waving fields lift high their voice,
The wood's wild joy in songs shall soar.
7 So let them shout before our God,
For lo, he comes, he comes with might,
To wield the scepter and the rod,
To judge the world with truth and right.
