We Sing Thy Praise O God
We sing thy praise O God
The hymn expresses the Lutheran emphasis on grateful praise as the proper human response to God's revealed grace and providential care. It reflects the doctrine of divine providence central to Lutheran understanding of God's sustaining power.
History & Background
This hymn appears in various 19th-century Lutheran hymnals with uncertain authorship. It became established in American Lutheran hymnody through inclusion in The Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary and related collections.
Bulletin Note
This anonymous nineteenth-century hymn carries forward the Reformation conviction that grateful praise—not fearful obligation—is the Christian's proper response to God's grace and providential care.
Preaching Connection
This hymn embodies the Gospel response of grateful praise, showing how proclamation of God's sustaining grace should move believers from passivity to active, joyful thanksgiving.
Themes
Praise God's majesty Divine providence Thanksgiving Worship