Featured Hymn for May 10: Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow

This short text was originally the final stanza to three longer texts, but has become one of the best-known single hymns stanzas in the English-speaking world.

This song is often sung at the beginning of worship or at the presentation of the offering. In some churches, it is sung every Sunday. To avoid monotony, try a longer setting of the Doxology text to original music such as the choral arrangement by David Hedrick titled “Alleluia, Praise God!” (sung unaccompanied or with a simple string bass line), or a tune by an anonymous nineteenth-century American composer, edited by William Rowan in “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow.” Because this text is a single, well-known stanza, it is often used as a bridge within a larger choral anthem. Sometimes it is set to original music, and at other times, the traditional tune is used. “Sing!” is an original composition by Cindy Berry, in which the doxology text is used as a bridge, set to an altered version of OLD HUNDREDTH. Another example of this very short text as part of a larger work is in “Thanks and Blessings Flow,” in which “Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow,” set to original music, is the bridge before the last verse of “Now Thank We All Our God.” Optional brass, percussion, and congregational participation are included.

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