Creator God beyond compare
Psalm 104
(ENDLESS PRAISE)
(ENDLESS PRAISE)
1 Creator God beyond compare
in power and awesome majesty,
from light you spin the robes you wear,
the heavens form your canopy.
How wonderful and great your ways,
O Lord, we lift our hearts in praise!
2 You ride the clouds, you tread the wind,
you make your angels flames of fire.
Deep waters part at your command
revealing land as floods retire.
Let all creation join to raise
a chorus filled with vibrant praise!
3 As streams from hill to valley flow
where birds build nests and cattle feed,
abundant crops and fruit-trees grow,
supplying every kind of need.
For each new gift your love conveys
accept our songs of grateful praise.
4 The changing moon keeps watch at night
when lions roar and stalk their prey;
then darkness flees at dawn’s first light
and workers ply their trade by day.
Through evening shade and noonday blaze,
our gracious God, we bring you praise.
5 How many creatures, large and small,
are found in sea and earth and sky!
In wisdom you give breath to all
to flourish and, in time, to die.
O Lord may we, through all our days,
rejoice to sing your endless praise!
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words © Emma Turl / admin. Jubilate Hymns Ltd
music © Gill Berry
CCLI Song Number 7244412
Lyric Video:
Sources: Genesis 1; Psalm 19:1-6; Psalm 103:19-22; Psalm 104; Matthew 10:29; Acts 17:24-28; Revelation 4:11
Themes: Creator, creatures, day & night, praise, variety, water, wisdom
Tune: ENDLESS PRAISE
Metre: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Key: F
This creation hymn is based on Psalm 104, a song that celebrates in poetic language the breathtaking account in Genesis chapter 1 the beginning of life on earth. I was struck by the relevance of verse 33 of the psalm: “I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being” (King James Version), and the reason for those words is found all through the previous 32 verses. Here we glimpse the beauty of the unseen God, sense the presence of his angels and see Light, breath and water - essential ingredients of life – woven together through God’s perfect wisdom to bring growth and fruitfulness to a living, praise-filled world. ENDLESS PRAISE is one of the first tunes which Gill Berry set to one of my psalm versions, its name echoing the note of praise in the last couplet of each verse. The sheet music can be obtained from her directly through her email address: gillberry.music@gmail.org. Alternatively, the lyric is set to SURREY at: Creator God beyond compare - Jubilate .