Doxology (“Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow”) | Music Lifts 🎶 🏋

In the 29^th edition of Lit Music That Lifts, we’re uplifted by various musicians performing  “Doxology: Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow.”

Welcome to Lit Music That Lifts (LMTL), or Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 for short! Music Lifts seeks to highlight songs that encourage, inspire, and uplift the spirit; songs that exude fortitude, positivity, and resolve, even in the face of adversity.  Featured songs aren’t genre-specific; songs may or may not be faith-based. The goal is for these songs to make you feel better – be LIFTED to new heights!  So, for the 29^th edition of Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 (2022), we highlight the Doxology, aka 🎵 “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow”.

If you’ve attended church for a long time – literally a lifetime – sometimes, you take parts of the service for granted.  A key part of many Christian services is the doxology, defined by Merriam-Webster as liturgical expression of praise to God.  Even though this often-short hymn concludes the service, it’s truly meaningful, speaking to the awesomeness, excellence, greatness, and mercifulness of the Almighty God.  Many denominations perform it faithfully Sunday after Sunday.  Perhaps, if you are a believer, you best know it as 🎵 “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow”, whose lyrics were penned by 🎼✍ Thomas Ken.  The lyrics read as follows:

“Praise God from whom all blessings flow

Praise Him all creatures, here be below

Praise Him above, ye heavenly host

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.”

While exploring this powerful hymn, I found various versions of it, all of which spoke volumes – uplifted. There’s a spirited performance by the 🎙 Antioch AME Church mass choir, which was taped in 2019.  One of the best moments from this recording from a home going service is when the choir begins humming before returning with incredible power.

Going back to 2012, there’s a fine version that enlists the late, great 🎙 Edna Tatum narrating about the goodness of God and why he’s worthy to be praised.  Tatum recorded “Praise God” back in the 1990s featuring some of the most inspired lyrics you’ll ever hear.  Some of the highlights from this impromptu live rendition with the 🎙 GMWA Detroit Mass Choir and the 🎙 Gospel Music According to Chicago Choir are:

“When you enter life apart from God and his grace

That’s Isolation

When God comes to see you,

That’s visitation

And when He unveils the mysteries of eternity

That’s revelation

When you think of his marvelous goodness

That’s called meditation

When you expect to see him, you do expect to see him

That’s called anticipation.”

Also, what about a chilling take by 🎙 Maverick City Music from 💿 Maverick City, Vol. 1 (2019).  The point is, whatever rendition of the doxology you listen to, it is a truly spiritual, uplifting experience that acknowledges how great He is.

Doxology: Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 No. 29 (2022) [📷: Arek Socha, Benjamin Balazs, Brent Faulkner, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Ketut Subiyanto, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay]