"Sing Your Praise"

"Sing Your Praise" (Based on Psalm 148) © 2018 Words and Music by C.W. Brownell VERSE 1: The sun and moon, the stars of light The angels in the heavens, from the highest height They praise His name—God's holy name He made them all VERSE 2: Up in the sky, deep in the sea Throughout the earth, all creatures roar in harmony They celebrate the God of life Join in their call And… CHORUS: Sing your praise to God, sing it strong and loud Sing, sing, sing your praise to God From the mountain top—never let it stop Sing your praise to God Come now and sing your praise to God VERSE 3: Kings of the earth, maidens and men Both young and old among you, sing His praise again For God is good—so good to you Go tell the world And… (Repeat CHORUS) BRIDGE: Sing praise to God and give it all you are worth He reigns above all things, beyond heaven and earth Raise up your hands, raise up your hearts Raise up your voices And... (Repeat CHORUS Twice)

Chris, do you count your syllables in each line so it meter's ? and how about your rhymes ? Do you want help on this ? Charlie at ccmusic

Charlie, I always write the music first and then try to come up with lyrics that fit the mood and song structure. Doing it the other way around has never worked for me.I would describe the music for this one as an upbeat anthem.If you have any constructive criticism of the lyrics, I would welcome it. --Chris

in your first linethe sun the moon the stars at [night]3rd. line they praise His name---[His] holy nameif you would go back and count each syllableand make each verse the same in syllable countit will be a better songI do love your intent in this praise song,brother good stuff, Charlie

Thanks to your suggestions! They are very interesting.Here’s the version (NKJV) of Psalm 148 that I based my lyrics on:https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+148&version=NKJVThis version says “stars of light” instead of “stars at night”. Besides, “at night” suggests a time limitation I want to avoid.I said “God” in the third line because, otherwise, the listener wouldn’t necessarily know who “He” is until the end of Verse 2.All three verses have the same amount of syllables and overall structure:4-4124-44

Chris, you seem pretty set with this then,that's good, Charlie