1Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven,To His feet thy tribute bring;Ransom’d, heal’d, restored, forgiven,Evermore His praises sing;Alleluia! Alleluia!Praise the everlasting King.
2Praise Him for His grace and favourTo our fathers in distress;Praise Him still the same as ever,Slow to chide, and swift to bless;Alleluia! Alleluia!Glorious in His faithfulness.
3Father-like, He tends and spares us,Well our feeble frame He knows;In His hands He gently bears us,Rescues us from all our foes;Alleluia! Alleluia!Widely yet His mercy flows.
4Angels in the height, adore Him;Ye behold Him face to face;Saints triumphant, bow before Him,Gather’d in from every race;Alleluia! Alleluia!Praise with us the God of grace.
Text from archive.org. Public domain in the US and UK.
It was the opening hymn at the 2018 funeral of former US President George H. W. Bush. (source)
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In a Church of England funeral hymns may be sung at any suitable point; the Church's own step-by-step guide places one once everyone has gathered and another after the prayers. At a Catholic funeral Mass there is an entrance song, Communion hymns and a closing hymn at the procession.
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