Lyrics: Henry Francis Lyte, 1834.

Music: LAUDA ANIMA by John Goss, 1869. Eric Wyse, editor of the Christian Life Hymnal, specified this tune when he included Praise My Soul in his list of ten favorite hymns.
Hymntime has several alternate tunes.
Christopher Miner also has a tune for this hymn, but I don’t like it as much as I do some of his other compositions.
In fact, despite this plethora of tunes and the preference among most sites and individuals for LAUDA ANIMA, I have only one tune in my head for this hymn. It’s the only tune I know for it: LAUDA ANIMA (ANDREWS) by Mark Andrews. It took me forever to find the “right” tune, probably because it’s called by almost the same name as the older, more familiar (to some) one.

Theme:

Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts,
you his servants who do his will.
Praise the LORD, all his works
everywhere in his dominion.
Praise the LORD, O my soul.
Psalm 103:21-22Robert Cottrill: “Two or three of his hymns are found in many hymn books: Abide with Me; Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken; and Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven. The latter, published in 1834, is based on Psalm 103.”

Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven;
To His feet thy tribute bring.
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Evermore His praises sing:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise the everlasting King.

Praise Him for His grace and favor
To our fathers in distress.
Praise Him still the same as ever,
Slow to chide, and swift to bless.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Glorious in His faithfulness.

Fatherlike He tends and spares us;
Well our feeble frame He knows.
In His hands He gently bears us,
Rescues us from all our foes.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Widely yet His mercy flows.

Frail as summer’s flower we flourish,
Blows the wind and it is gone;
But while mortals rise and perish
Our God lives unchanging on,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise the High Eternal One!

Angels in the heights adore Him;
Ye behold Him face to face;
Sun and moon, bow down before Him,
Dwellers all in time and space.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise with us the God of grace.

Queen Elizabeth II chose this hymn to be sung as the processional at her wedding. Interestingly, the wedding took place on November 20, 1947, exactly one hundred years after the death of Henry Francis Lyte.

I like this artwork by Diana Wolverton based on this hymn.

Sources:
Center for Church Music: Songs and Hymns.
Hymn Studies: Praise My Soul the King of Heaven.