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From the sun's rising
From the sun's rising
From the sun's rising to the sun's setting,
praise the name of the Lord, all his servants.
From the sun's rising to the sun's setting,
praise the name of the Lord, evermore.
The Lord is exalted in glory,
who is like him, enthroned on high?
He stoops down and watches our story
from his vantage above the sky.
From the sun's rising ...
He raises the poor from the ashes
and he cleans them from all their dust:
he cares for the needy, but dashes
all the hopes of the proud unjust.
From the sun's rising ...
Words copyright © John Hartley 2009. All rights reserved.
Based on Psalm 113.
Story behind the song
Psalm 113 seems to lend itself exactly to the structure I've used in this song: the key phrase "From the rising of the sun to its going down, praise the Lord" has been used many times in songs and it is exactly right for a chorus, and the other two stanzas provide fitting verses for it. So here it is, a simple song of praise for who God is and what he has done for his people.
John Hartley.
Windows Media Player. When you click the left-hand "play" button your computer should have started to play the tune. If it didn't, you might be able to get the tune by clicking here, or by right-clicking the link, choosing "save target as", saving it onto your computer, and then opening it with a music-playing program.
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