697. Shout With Joy To God, All The Earth!

Verse 1

Shout with joy to God, all the earth!

Sing to the glory of his name;

offer him glory and praise!

Praise our God, 0 peoples,

let the sound of his praise be heard;

he has preserved our lives

and kept our feet from slipping.

Verse 1

For you, 0 God, tested us;

you refined us like silver.

You brought us into prison

and laid burdens on our backs.

Verse 2

You let men ride over our heads;

we went through fire and water,

but you brought us to a place of abundance.

Verse 3

I will come to your temple with

burnt offerings and fulfill my vows to you

vows my lips promised and my

mouth spoke when I was in trouble.

Verse 4

Come and listen, all you who fear God;

let me tell you what he has done for me.

I cried out to him with my mouth;

his praise was on my tongue.

Verse 5

If I had cherished sin in my heart,

the Lord would not have listened;

but God has surely listened

and heard my voice in prayer.

Verse 6

Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer

or withheld his love from me!