Lyrics
Verse 1
Hallelujah, give praise, you servants
Praise the name of the LORD
Let the name of the LORD be blessed
from now and forevermore.
Chorus
From the rising of the sun, to it's going down
Let the name of the LORD be praised, from the rising of the sun.
Verse 2
The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens,
Who is like the LORD our God? Who sits enthroned on high?
Who is like the LORD our God? Who stoops to behold,
The heavens and the earth?
Chorus
From the rising of the sun, to it's going down
Let the name of the LORD be praised, from the rising of the sun.
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
From The Rising Of The Sun sets Psalm 113 to music as a call to praise the name of the Lord. The opening asks servants of the Lord to give praise and to bless His name now and forevermore, and the refrain says that from the rising of the sun to its going down the name of the Lord should be praised. The verse then declares that the Lord is high above all nations and His glory above the heavens, and asks who is like the Lord who sits enthroned on high yet stoops to look on the heavens and the earth.
The lines follow Psalm 113:1-6 closely, with Malachi 1:11 and Psalm 50:1 echoing the praise from sunrise to sunset. The contrast between God's height and His condescension also fits Isaiah 57:15 and Philippians 2:5-8. The wording is taken directly from Scripture, which makes it easy to learn and gives the song a calm, steady tone for congregational praise.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 113:1-6 The servants of the Lord are called to praise His name from sunrise to sunset.
- Isaiah 57:15 The high and lofty One also dwells with the contrite and lowly.
- Philippians 2:5-8 Christ humbled Himself and took the form of a servant.