All People That on Earth Do Dwell

UMH # 75

Scripture meditation 

Psalm 100  Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

 

All people that on earth do dwell,
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice.
Him serve with fear, His praise forth tell;
Come ye before Him and rejoice.

The Lord, ye know, is God indeed;
Without our aid He did us make;
We are His folk, He doth us feed,
And for His sheep He doth us take.

O enter then His gates with praise;
Approach with joy His courts unto;
Praise, laud, and bless His Name always,
For it is seemly so to do.

For why? the Lord our God is good;
His mercy is for ever sure;
His truth at all times firmly stood,
And shall from age to age endure.

To Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
The God Whom Heaven and earth adore,
From men and from the angel host
Be praise and glory evermore.

words from Fourscore and Seven Psalms of David (Geneva Switzerland: 1561); attributed to William Kethe (? - 1594)

music :  "Old 100th" from Fourscore and Seven Psalms of David (Geneva Switzerland: 1551); attributed to Louis Bourgeois (1510 - 1561)

The tune which we typically associate with our "Doxology" or "Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow" has long been commonly known as the "Old 100th" because of its early association with these lyrics.  The words are Kethe's reflections on Psalm 100.  So "Old 100th" became the colloquial name for this Bourgeois piece.  We should remember that lyrics and music were not put on a page together in hymnals until the mid-19th century.  Lyrics usually had several melodies that could be used with them, based on their meter.

The red verse is absent from the UMH.