Sing Your Praise to the Lord


Exodus 15:1-19, Second Samuel 22:1-4, Psalm 65:5-13
Psalm 66:1-8, Psalm 98:1-9
Psalm 104, Psalm 147:1-8,


Bach Intro
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[ /    /    /  Sing your praise to the Lord
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Come on ev-ery-bo-dy 
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 Stand up and  sing one more   hal-le-lu-jah
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Sing your praise to the Lord
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I can never tell you
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 Just how much good that it's   gonna do you
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Just to sing a-new

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The song your heart learned to sing
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When He first gave His life to you
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Well life goes on and so must the song
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You gotta sing a-gain  the song  born in your soul  when 
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You first gave your heart to  Him

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Sing His praises once more sing your

Repeat Chorus:
Praise to the Lord
Come on everybody 
Stand up and sing one more hallelujah
Sing your praise to the Lord
I could never tell you just how much
Good that it's gonna do you
Just to sing aloud

Verse 2:
The song that someone is dying
To hear down in the madding crowd
That you once were before you heard the song
You gotta let them know the truth
Is a light to shine upon the way that maybe they can go
And sing His praises once more

Repeat Chorus:
Sing your praise to the Lord
Come on everybody 
Stand up and sing one more hallelujah
Sing your praise to the Lord
I could never tell you just how much
Good that it's gonna do you just to sing
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Your praises to  the Lord
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And ev-ery-bo- dy   sing
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Your praises to  the Lord
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     From the ris-ing  of the sun
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   To the place         where it  sets
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         The name of the  Lord 

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         Is to be  praised
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         The Lord is ex-alt-ed
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        Over all the na-tions
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         His glo-ry
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               Above the heav-   ens
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Who is like the Lord our God

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[  /   /   /   /  ]     The One who sits enthroned on  high
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[ / / / / ]     He who stoops to look down upon
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[  /   /   /   /  ]     Down up-on this earth and its skies?
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          And that is why you gotta sing

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[ /    /    /  Sing your praise to the Lord
               E
Come on ev-ery-bo-dy 
D         A/C#              Bm7        E
 Stand up and  sing one more   hal-le-lu-jah
            A    E      F#m
Sing your praise to the Lord
             E
I can never tell you
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 Just how much good that it's   gonna do you

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Just to let the name of the Lord
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    Be praised   both for now   and evermore
G/C            E
    Praise him oh ye servants


Repeat Chorus:
Praise the name of the Lord
Come on everybody 
Stand up and sing one more hallelujah
Sing your praise to the Lord
I could never tell you just how much
Good that it's gonna do you 

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  Just to sing
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Your praises to  the Lord
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And ev-ery-bo- dy   sing
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Your praises to  the Lord
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Words and music by Rich Mullins
© 1981 Meadowgreen Music, Inc. (ASCAP)