Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above

I finished reading through the responsive readings in the 1939 Methodist Hymnal and am now starting the 1964 edition of the hymnal. When the church I grew up in changed over to in about 1969 or so, it had been renamed The Book of Hymns and the cover was changed to the familiar United Methodist cross and flame. As I mentioned many times before, there are many duplicates and overlaps with the 1930s version, so I will only post the ones that catch my fancy that weren't posted already from that edition. Consequently, the first one is #4:

4 Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above

1. Sing praise to God who reigns above,
   the God of all creation,
   the God of power, the God of love,
   the God of our salvation.
   With healing balm my soul is filled
   and every faithless murmur stilled:
   To God all praise and glory.

2. What God’s almighty pow'r has made,
   In mercy He is keeping.
   By morning glow or evening shade
   His eye is never sleeping.
   Within the kingdom of His might
   All things are just and good and right:
   To God all praise and glory!

3. The Lord is never far away,
   but through all grief distressing,
   an ever present help and stay,
   our peace and joy and blessing.
   As with a mother's tender hand,
   God gently leads the chosen band:
   To God all praise and glory.

4. Thus, all my toilsome way along,
   I sing aloud thy praises,
   that earth may hear the grateful song
   my voice unwearied raises.
   Be joyful in the Lord, my heart,
   both soul and body bear your part:
   To God all praise and glory.

5. O ye who name Christ’s holy name,
   give God all praise and glory!
   all ye who own his power proclaim,
   aloud the wondrous story!
   Cast each false ido from his throne
   The Lord is God, and he alone:
   To God all praise and glory!
                         Johann J. Schütz
                         Trans. by Frances E. Cox
                         The Methodist Hymnal 1964 edition