Hymn History- Praise Our Savior

  • September 3, 2011
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Hymn History Praise Our Savior Praise our Savior, in our measure, Sound aloud His wondrous Name; Gladly singing, praises bringing, Heart and voice His love proclaim. Praise Him! Praise Him! Praise, oh, praise Him in our singing. Savior! Savior! Hear, oh, hear our praises ringing! Shout, shout, in notes more loud, Praise Him! Praise Him! Shout, shout, in notes more loud, Praise Him! Praise Him! Send His story, spread His glory, To the earth’s remotest bound; Tell the tidings—gracious tidings— Where a sinful soul is found. Worship, honor, strength and blessing, Be to Him forever paid; Love increasing, thanks unceasing, For the life His death hath made. Hubert Platt Main (1839-1925) Hubert Main was born in Connecticut and attended singing school as a young man. Later on his family moved to New York City and Main worked as an errand boy in a wallpaper house. In Ap¬ril 1855 at the age of 16, he transferred and be¬came an er¬rand boy in the Bris¬tow & Morse pi¬a¬no com¬pa¬ny. That same year, he helped his fa¬ther edit the Sun¬day School Lute song¬book by Isaac Wood¬bu¬ry and began to become more involved with music and songwriting. In 1867, Main was called to fill a po¬si¬tion in Wil¬liam Brad¬bu¬ry’s pub¬lish¬ing house at the young age of 28. Fol¬low¬ing Brad¬bu¬ry’s death in 1868, the Big¬low & Main pub¬lish¬ers were formed as its suc¬cess¬or. In ad¬di¬tion to publishing, Main wrote over 1,000 pieces of mu¬sic.


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