Praise God, from Whom All Blessing Flow (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 884)
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise him, all creatures here below;
praise him above, ye heav’nly host;
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Text: Thomas Ken; Music: Louis Bourgeois; Public Domain
Devotion
This hymn, commonly known as the “Doxology,” and sung to the tune Old Hundredth, has become well known in many Protestant and Roman Catholic parishes. As a young child in the 1940’s and 50’s I remember it being sung in church on many occasions. Singing together the “Doxology” was a good way to end any time together. My week of devotions for God Pause is ending today. Why not sing the “Doxology”? In my memory I still hear the “Doxology” being sung in the rural congregation of farmers where I grew up in South Dakota. Familiar music does that. It brings our spirits, our hearts, our memories, and our communities together. In the “old red Hymnal” of 1958 that some of us Lutherans still remember, this “Doxology” was located as the final hymn. Mostly memorized. Easily found. Unforgettable! “Praise God, from whom all blessings flow.”
Prayer
Blessing, and Glory, and Wisdom, and Thanksgiving, and Honor, and Power, and Might, be unto our God for Ever and Ever. Amen.