First Line: O bless the Lord, my soul
Paraphraser: Isaac Watts
Tune Title: FESTAL SONG
Composer: William Henry Walter, 1825-1893
Composer (descant): Donald P. Hustad
1 O bless the Lord, my soul!
Let all within me join
and help my tongue to praise his name
whose ,ercies are divine.
2 O bless the Lord, my soul,
Let not his mercies lie
forgotten in unthankfulness,
from lack of praise to die.
3 For God forgives our sins
and God relieves our pain;
the Lord who heals our sicknesses
renews our strength again.
4 He crowns our life with love
when ransomed from the grave;
he who redeemed my soul from hell
has sovereign power to save.
5 The Lord provides our food
and gives the sufferers rest;
the Lord has judgment for the proud,
and justice for the oppressed.
6 His mighty works and ways
by Moses he made known,
but gave the world his truth and grace
by his belovèd Son.
| Text information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | O bless the Lord, my soul |
| Title: | O Bless the Lord, My Soul! |
| Paraphraser: | Isaac Watts (1719, alt.) |
| Meter: | S.M. |
| Scripture: | Hebrews 1:2; Psalm 103:1-8 |
| Topic: | God the Father | Love and Mercy; Adoration | of God; Biblical Persons; Descants; God | Justice; God | Mercy; God | Mighty Acts; God | Providence; God | Savior; Psalms |
| Language: | English |
| Tune information | |
|---|---|
| Tune name: | FESTAL SONG |
| Composer: | William Henry Walter, 1825-1893 (1894) |
| Composer (descant): | Donald P. Hustad (1989) |
| Meter: | S.M. |
| Key: | A Major |
| Copyright: | Desc. © 1990 Hope Publishing Company |