Praise the Lord, for the Greenness of the Trees
Hymn Information
Folder: Sung in the Philippines and Original Tunes, no. 57
Tune used, name: 'Original tune (1354322123)'
Composer: original tune of mine; composed on March 6, 2026; originally sung in a tune of a Japanese folk song, Sakura, Sakura
Lyricist: Hanaoka, Nobuaki (1946–2011); written in 1980, altered
Copyright (text): © 1980, Nobuaki Hanaoka; translation © 1983, Abingdon Press
Sources used for representative text:
- from decolonisingmyfaith.substack.com
- from artsrelease.org
- from youtube.com
Resources and Audios
Sheet music, project file and MIDI:
Audio files (separate parts for Lead, Accompaniment I, Accompaniment II and Bass):
Audio file (all parts combined):
Representative Text
1
Praise the Lord,
For the greenness of the trees,
For the beauty of the flow’rs,
For the blueness of the sky,
For the greatness of the sea.
Praise the Lord,
Now and evermore.
2
Thanks to God,
For the gift of friends in Christ,
For the church, our house of faith,
For the gift of wondrous love,
For the gift of endless grace.
Thanks to God,
Now and evermore.
3
Glory to God,
For the grace of Christ, the Son,
For the love of parent God,
For the comfort and the strength
Of the Spirit, Holy God.
Evermore,
Glory be to God.