Lyrics
1 COME, sound his praise abroad,
And hymns of glory sing!
Jehovah is the sovereign God,
The universal King.
2 He formed the deeps unknown;
He gave the seas their bound;
The watery worlds are all his own,
And all the solid ground.
3 Come, worship at his throne;
Come, bow before the Lord:
We are his works, and not our own;
He formed us by his word.
4 To-day attend his voice,
Nor dare provoke his rod;
Come, as the people of his choice,
And own your gracious God.
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Meaning & Inspiration
Come, Sound His Praise Abroad is a compact hymn of praise shaped closely by Psalm 95. It begins with a public call to sing to the sovereign God, then grounds that praise in divine rule over creation. Sea, depths, and solid ground all belong to the One who formed them, so worship appears as the fitting response of creatures to their Maker.
The third stanza moves from creation to the gathered people bowing before the Lord. Its confession that human beings are God’s works echoes the psalm’s image of a people under the care of their shepherd. The final stanza adds urgency by calling for attention to God’s voice and warning against resistance. Praise, humility, belonging, and obedience therefore remain connected throughout the hymn. Its language is concise, but its movement is clear: creation displays God’s sovereignty, worship acknowledges dependence, and faithful hearing answers divine grace.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 95:1-7 The hymn follows the psalm’s call to sing, its praise of the Creator, and its invitation to bow in worship.
- Psalm 95:7-8 The closing stanza echoes the command to hear God’s voice and not harden the heart.