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Psalm 103 is the 103rd psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Bless the L ORD, O my soul". The Book of Psalms is part of the third section of the Hebrew Bible , and a book of the Christian Old Testament .
John Goss "Praise, my soul, the King of heaven" is a Christian hymn.Its text, which draws from Psalm 103, was written by Anglican divine Henry Francis Lyte. [1] First published in 1834, it endures in modern hymnals to a setting written by John Goss in 1868, and remains one of the most popular hymns in English-speaking denominations.
The hymn is a general song of praise, paraphrasing Psalm 103 [1] in four stanzas of 12 lines each. [2] It is supposed to have been written in 1525 "at the request of the Margrave Albrecht, as a version of his favourite Psalm". [2]
The text paraphrases Psalm 103 and Psalm 150. [2] Catherine Winkworth published her English translation of Neander's hymn in 1863. [6] History.
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The text" Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele" is based on Psalm 103; the refrain recalls first verse 2, then verse 1, and the four stanzas take ideas from further verses. [2] The melody was composed by Norbert Kissel in 1991. [3] [4] He wrote the refrain as a round in two parts.
The song is a contemporary version of a classic worship song making the case for "10,000 reasons for my heart to find" to praise God. The inspiration for the song came through the opening verse of Psalm 103: "Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name".
At Vespers, Psalm 103/104 is traditionally appointed to be read by the senior reader (that is, the bishop if he is present, the elder or abbot of a monastery, or the senior reader at the kliros). On festal days when the All-Night Vigil is served, this Psalm is sung by a choir, traditionally with various refrains between verses.