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A MONTHLY HYMN FOR YOUR FAMILY TO LEARN AND SING TOGETHER

All People That on Earth Do Dwell

 
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November - All People That on Earth Do Dwell

Lyrics

All people that on earth do dwell

Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice

Him serve with mirth, His praise forth tell

Come ye before Him and rejoice

Know that the Lord is God indeed

Without our aid He did us make

We are His flock, 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

Because the Lord our God is good

His mercy is forever sure

His truth at all times firmly stood

And shall from age to age endure

Praise God from Whom all blessings flow

Praise Him all creatures here below

Praise Him above ye heavenly host

Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost

 

Calvin’s Cathedral in Geneva, Switzerland

 

November Bible Memory Verse

Psalm 100:4-7, ESV

‘Enter his gates with thanksgiving,

and his courts with praise!

Give thanks to him; bless his name!

For the Lord is good;

his steadfast love endures forever,

and his faithfulness to all generations.’

Listen to Kristyn read Psalm 100 from Crossway’s ESV Audio Bible!

Story Behind the Hymn

A Psalter is a song book of all the Psalms from the Bible. It organizes all the words into rhyming lyrics with simple melodies you can sing. In the 16th century, when the Reformer John Calvin (see note below) wanted to encourage people to know the Bible for themselves, he thought singing God’s Psalms would be an excellent way to do that! It was and still is! Jewish people have been singing them since they were first written.

Calvin asked a famous composer of the time, Louis Bourgeois, to write the melodies for his church Psalter. He asked the poet Clement Marot (and later Theodore de Bèze) to write French singing versions of the texts. This hymn is probably the most famous of them all, and is still widely sung today. It is called the Old 100th because it follows the thoughts of Psalm 100.

It was translated into English by William Kethe. The version we sing today includes the ‘Doxology’ as the final verse, which was written later by Thomas Ken (1637-1711).

‘Praise God from whom all blessings flow

Praise Him all creatures here below

Praise Him above ye heavenly host

Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.’

(And then the big ‘Amen’ at the end!)

English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams did a marvelous setting of the whole hymn for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (who recently passed away). We used this arrangement to open the Sing conference in Nashville in 2022 and have sung it each year we have had a conference!

*John Calvin note

John Calvin was an important leader of a movement called the Reformation. It began in Europe several hundred years ago. The word ‘reform’ means ‘change’ and at that time, many people wanted big changes! They were frustrated by the misreading of the Bible and dishonesty in the Roman Catholic Church. The Reformation brought huge change to the Church but also to government, education, and culture.

It encouraged people to read and know and pray and sing the Scriptures for themselves. This was completely new! Congregational singing had not been allowed and most people could not hear or read the Bible in their own language.

There is so much to learn and understand here! This is just a starting point. We can see it was the beginning of how we sing as churches today. It is also a reminder of the precious gift it is to be able to sing together and to read our Bibles.

 

Enjoying a fall evening with the girls!

 

Something to Think About

The early pilgrims brought their Psalter with them to the new colony of America several hundred years ago. They were the first hymns sung as the new region was being settled and for generations hymns like this old 100th have been sung. It is a wonderful hymn of praise to God the Creator who makes this earth a home for us and from His hand provides for us.

This is Thanksgiving month when we remember even more significantly to thank the Lord for His goodness and His faithfulness. At the end of our church services, before we have a meal or before we sleep at night our family regularly sings the last verse of this hymn, the Doxology. We like to try the harmonies too. Singing like this is an excellent way to pray and give thanks to the Lord together. We would like to encourage you to do the same if you don’t already! Share a hymn the way you sit down to share a meal - it is good for body, mind, heart and soul.

Let us know how you get on! Send in a video if you would like and remember those harmonies!

Activity

This month we are providing a coloring sheet to print out and color and put up on the fridge or wall or near your table. There are also little cards you could use for place settings. You could color them and put the names of your family or special guests on them. It will be a reminder to sing before our meals! Those leaves will look great colored in all the beautiful Fall colors!

Singing the Doxology with the band and two of our girls!

Prayer

Father in heaven,

You are good! Your steadfast love endures forever and Your faithfulness to all generations.

Thank you for making us and making a home for us on Your beautiful earth. Thank you for making us Your children through trust in Jesus and for making us a forever home in heaven with You. 

Forgive us for not sharing Your kindness as we should. May our thankfulness to You spill over into much generosity to others in every way,

Bless our families as we sing praise to You,

In Jesus’ name,

Amen

 

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