Praise We the Lord This Day by Author Unknown, 1846 ST. GEORGE—Henry John Gauntlett Praise We the Lord This Day 1 Praise We the Lord this day, This day so long foretold, Whose promise shone with cheering ray On waiting saints of old. 2 The prophet gave the sign For faithful men to read; A virgin born of David’s line Shall bear the promised seed. 3 Ask not how this should be, But worship and adore, Like her whom heaven’s Majesty Came down to shadow o’er. 4 Meekly she bowed her head To hear