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!

These lines are the concluding stanza of the “Doxology” commonly sung in Protestant worship. They originate in Thomas Ken’s hymn “Awake, my soul, and with the sun,” written for the devotional life of students at Winchester College in the late 17th century, when Ken served as a fellow there. The hymn was published in his collection of “Manual of Prayers” for Winchester scholars (1695). Over time, this final stanza was extracted and used independently as a short doxology—an ascription of praise—often sung after offerings or at the close of services, becoming one of the most widely recognized English hymn stanzas.

The stanza is a compact act of worship: it calls all creation (“all creatures here below”) and the heavenly realm (“ye heavenly host”) to praise God as the source of every good gift (“from whom all blessings flow”). Its final line is explicitly Trinitarian, naming “Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,” which situates the praise within orthodox Christian theology. The repeated imperative “Praise” gives the text a liturgical, communal force—less private reflection than shared proclamation. Its endurance reflects its simplicity, memorability, and suitability for congregational singing as a universal closing response of gratitude and reverence.

1) “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. Amen.”
2) “Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; / Praise God, all creatures here below; / Praise God above, ye heavenly host; / Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.”