November’s Songs of Praise and Thanks Series. The “Praise God from Whom all blessings flow” doxology was written in 1674 by Thomas Ken, an English bishop. It was originally the final verse of two longer hymns, “Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun” and “Glory to Thee, My God, This Night,” which he wrote for students at Winchester College. Ken’s original hymns were for private use, as many at the time believed only Scripture should be sung in church. The doxology was first published in a 1695 edition of a prayer manual Ken wrote for his students.