Praise to the Lord, the Almighty/Lodate Dio

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Original German text by Joachim Neander

1. Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren,
meine geliebete Seele, das ist mein Begehren.
Kommet zuhauf,
Psalter und Harfe, wacht auf,
lasset den Lobgesang[a] hören!

2. Lobe den Herren, der alles so herrlich regieret,
der dich auf Adelers Fittichen sicher geführet,
der dich erhält,
wie es dir selber gefällt;
hast du nicht dieses verspüret?

3. Lobe den Herren, der künstlich und fein dich bereitet,
der dir Gesundheit verliehen, dich freundlich geleitet.
In wieviel Not
hat nicht der gnädige Gott
über dir Flügel gebreitet!

4. Lobe den Herren, der deinen Stand sichtbar gesegnet,
der aus dem Himmel mit Strömen der Liebe geregnet.
Denke daran,
was der Allmächtige kann,
der dir mit Liebe begegnet.

5. Lobe den Herren, was in mir ist, lobe den Namen.
Alles, was Odem hat,
Er ist dein Licht,
Seele, vergiss es ja nicht.
Lobende, schließe mit Amen!

English translation by Catherine Winkworth

1. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation;
O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation:
Come ye who hear,
Brothers and sisters draw near,
Praise him in glad adoration.

2. Praise to the Lord, who o’er all things so wondrously reigneth,
Shelters thee under his wings, yea, so gently sustaineth:
Hast thou not seen
All that is needful hath been
Granted in what he ordaineth

3. Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work, and defend thee;
Surely his goodness and mercy here daily attend thee;
Ponder anew
All the Almighty can do,
He who with love doth befriend thee.

4. Praise to the Lord! Oh 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 aye we adore Him!

Italian text by Silvano Albisetti

1. Lodate Dio, schiere beate del cielo,
lodate Dio, genti di tutta la terra: cantate a lui,
che l'universo creò,
somma sapienza e splendore.

2. Lodate Dio, Padre che dona ogni bene,
lodate Dio, ricco di grazia e perdono:
cantate a lui, che tanto gli uomini amò,
da dare l'unico Figlio.

3. Lodate Dio, uno e trino Signore,
lodate Dio, meta e premio dei buoni:
cantate a lui, sorgente d'ogni bontà,
per tutti i secoli. Amen.