Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow

This phrase, Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow, is the first line of one of the best known hymns, The Doxology. However, did you know that this verse is actually the fourth verse of the hymn, All Praise To Thee, My God, This Night by Thomas Ken? A hundred years ago , this hymn was considered one of the four greatest in the Anglican church, the others being Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, Rock of Ages, and Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending. Thomas Ken's hymn was part of a trilogy that he wrote. A morning hymn, an evening hymn, and a midnight hymn. The words below are the evening hymn.

The first three verses do not appear in most hymnals today. When you sing The Doxology, it appears like the one verse is the total song. I suspect that if you read these wonderful verses at night, your rest will be blessed by God's presence. If you prefer to sing them, use the melody of The Doxology. (Old Hundredth)

All praise to Thee, my God, this night, For all the blessings of the light!
Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, Beneath Thine own almighty wings.

Forgive me, Lord, for Thy dear Son, The ill that I this day have done,
That with the world, myself, and Thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.

When in the night I sleepless lie, My soul with heavenly thoughts supply;
Let no ill dreams disturb my rest, No powers of darkness me molest.

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.