Praise ye the Lord! on every height Songs to His glory raise; Ye angel hosts, ye stars of night, Join in immortal praise. O heaven of heavens, let praise far swelling From all thine orbs be sent: Join in the strains, ye waters, dwelling Above the firmament. For His the Word which gave you birth, And majesty and might; Praise to the Highest from the earth, And let the deeps unite. O fire and vapor, hail and snow, Ye servants of His will; O stormy winds, that only blow His mandates to fulfill. Mountains and rocks, to Heaven that rise; Fair cedars of the wood; Creatures of life that wing the skies, Or track the plains for food; Judges of nations; kings whose hand Waves the proud scepter high; O youths and virgins of the land, O age and infancy. Praise ye His Name, to Whom alone All homage should be given, Whose glory from the eternal throne Spreads wide o'er earth and Heaven.