618 Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
Thomas Ken, 1637-1711
The most famous of all doxologies and the most frequently sung of all hymn stanzas.
Bishop Ken wrote three hymns, for morning, evening, and midnight, (See Nos. 25 and 33), ending each with this stanza. The words are simple enough so a child can sing them with understanding, yet they are so profound that the wisest and most prudent cannot exhaust their meaning.
For comments on Thomas Ken see Hymn 25.
MUSIC. OLD HUNDREDTH. The original form of this tune is found at No. 594.
For comments on Louis Bourgeois see Hymn 34.