Praise to the Lord, the Almighty contains one of my favorite lines (in the second stanza), one that I run over in my mind often as I consider God’s good providence: “Hast thou not seen how thy desires e’er hath been granted in what he ordaineth?”. The line is reminiscent of Psalm 37:4, “Delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” If you are delighting in Christ, your desires will be godly, and therefore granted (hence the Beatitudes).

The version I am sharing here has slightly different lyrics and omits several stanzas, but it is a beautiful rendition:

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
The King of creation;
O my soul, praise Him
For He is thy health and salvation.
All ye who hear, now to His temple draw near,
Join me in glad adoration!

Praise to the Lord,
Who o’er all things so wonderfully reigneth;
Shelters thee under His wings
Yea, so gladly sustaineth.
Hast thou not seen how thy glories [desires] e’er have been
Granted in what He ordaineth!

Praise to the Lord, O let all that is in me adore Him;
All that hath life and breath
Come now with praises before Him.
Let the ‘amen’ sound from His people again;
Gladly for e’er we adore Him!