Stand up and bless the Lord

39 Old 134th (St. Michael). S. M.

1 Stand up, and bless the Lord,
   ye people of His choice;
   stand up, and bless the Lord your God
   with heart, and soul, and voice.

2 Though high above all praise,
   above all blessing high,
   who would not fear His holy Name,
   and laud and magnify?

3 O for the living flame,
   from His own altar brought,
   to touch our lips, our minds inspire,
   and wing to heav'n our thought!

4 God is our strength and song,
   and His salvation ours;
   then be His love in Christ proclaimed
   with all our ransomed pow'rs.

5 Stand up and bless the Lord,
   the Lord your God adore;
   stand up, and bless His glorious Name
   henceforth for evermore.
                         James Montgomery
                         The Methodist Hymnal 1939 edition

<idle musing>
I recall this as an opening hymn, a nice rousing beginning. In the Methodist church, the opening processional has all the congregation stand, so it's a fitting hymn.

Hymnary.org adds another verse as verse 4:

4 There, with benign regard,
   our hymns He deigns to hear;
   though unrevealed to mortal sense,
   the spirit feels Him near.

</idle musing>