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Bless GOD, my Soul, thou, LORD, alone
Appears in 28 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 104 Lyrics: 1 Bless GOD, my Soul; thou, LORD, alone
Possessest Empire without Bounds;
With Honour thou art crown'd, thy Throne
Eternal Majesty surrounds:
With Light thou dost thyself enrobe,
And Glory for a Garment take;
Heav'n's Curtains stretch'd beyond the Globe,
Thy Canopy of State to make.
2 GOD builds on liquid Air, and forms
His Palace Chambers in the Skies;
The Clouds his Chariots are, and Storms
The swift-wing'd Steeds with which he flies:
As bright as Flame, as swift as Wind,
His Ministers Heaven's Palace fill;
To have their sundry Tasks assign'd;
All proud to serve their Sov'reign's Will.
3 Earth on her Centre fix'd, he set,
Her Face with Waters overspread;
Nor proudest Mountains dar'd as yet,
To lift above the Waves their Head:
But when thy awful Face appear'd,
Th'insulting Waves dispers'd; they fled,
When once thy Thunder's Voice they heard,
And by their Haste confess'd their Dread.
4 Thence up by secret Tracks they creep,
And gushing from the Mountain's side;
Through Valleys travel to the Deep,
Appointed to receive their Tide;
There hast thou fix'd the Ocean's Bounds,
The threat'ning Surges to repel;
That they no more o'erpass their Mounds,
Nor to a second Deluge swell.
Part II
5 Yet thence in smaller Parties drawn,
The Sea recovers her lost Hills;
And starting Springs from ev'ry Lawn,
Surprise the Vales with plenteous Rills:
The Fields, tame Beasts are thither led,
Weary with Labour, faint with Drought;
And Asses on wild Mountains bred,
Have Sense to find these Currents out.
6 There shady Trees from scorching Beams,
Yield shelter to the feather'd Throng;
They drink, and to the bounteous Stream,
Return the Tribute of their Song:
His Rains from Heav'n parch'd Jills recruit,
That soon transmit the liquid Store;
Till Earth is burthen'd with her Fruit,
And Nature's Lap can hold no more.
7 Grass, for our Cattle to devour,
He makes the Growth of ev'ry Field;
Herbs, for Man's Use of various Pow'r,
That either Food or Physick yield:
With cluster'd Grapes he crowns the Vine,
To chear Man's Heart, opprest with Cares;
Give Oil that makes his Face to shine,
And Corn that wasted Strength repairs.
Part III
8 The Trees of God, without the Care,
Or Art of Man, with Sap are fed;
The Mountain Cedar looks as fair,
As those in Royal Gardens bred:
Safe in the lofty Cedar's Arms,
The Wand'rers of the Air may rest;
The hospitable Pine from Harms
Protects the Stork, her pious Guest.
9 Wild Goats the craggy Rock ascend,
Its tow'ring Heights their Fortress make;
Whose Cells in labyrinths extend,
Where feebler Creatures Refuge take:
The Moon's inconstant Aspect shows
Th'appointed Seasons of the Year;
Th'instructed Sun his Duty knows,
His Hours to rise and disappear.
10 Darkness he makes the Earth to shroud,
When Forest Beasts securely stray;
Young Lions roar their Wants aloud,
To Providence, that sends them Prey:
They range all Night, on Slaughter bent,
'Till summon'd by the rising Morn;
To skulk in Dens, with one Consent,
The conscious Ravagers return.
11 Forth to the Tillage of the Soil,
The Husbandman securely goes;
Commencing with the Sun his Toil,
With him returns to his Repose:
How various, LORD, thy Works are found,
For which thy Wisdom we adore!
The Earth is with thy Treasure crown'd,
'Till Nature's Hand can grasp no more.
Part IV
12 But still, the vast unfathom'd Main,
Of Wonders, a new Scene supplies;
Whose Depths Inhabitants contain,
Of ev'ry Form and ev'ry Size:
Full-freighted Ships from ev'ry Port,
There cut their unmolested Way;
Leviathan, whom there to Sport
Thou mad'st, his Compass there to play.
13 These various Troops of Sea and Land,
In Sense of common Want agree;
All wait on thy dispensing Hand,
And have their daily Alms from thee:
They gather what thy Stores disperse,
Without their Trouble to provide:
Thou op'st thy Hand, the Universe,
The craving World is all supply'd.
14 Thou for a Moment hid'st thy Face,
The num'rous Ranks of Creatures mourn;
Thou tak'st their Breath, all Nature's Race,
Forthwith to Mother Earth return:
Again thou send'st thy Spirit forth,
T'inspire the Mass with vital Seed;
Nature's restor'd, and Parent Earth,
Smiles on her new created Breed.
15 Thus through successive Ages stands,
Firm fix'd thy providential Care;
Pleas'd with the Work of thy own Hands,
Thou dost the Wastes of Time repair:
One Look of thine, one wrathful Look,
Earth's panting Breast with Terror fills,
One Touch from Thee, with Clouds of Smoke,
In Darkness shrouds the proudest Hills.
16 In praising GOD, while he prolongs
My Breath, I will that Breath employ;
And join Devotion to my Songs,
Sincere, as in Him is my Joy:
While Sinners from Earth's Face are hurl'd,
My Soul, praise thou his holy Name,
'Till with my Song, the list'ning World
Join Concert, and his Praise proclaim. Topics: Songs of Praise to God the Creation and Providence Used With Tune: [Bless God, my Soul, thou Lord, alone]
Bless GOD, my Soul, thou, LORD, alone
Bless God, my soul. O Lord my God
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 12 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 104:1-5 Used With Tune: DUNFERMLINE
Bless God, my soul. O Lord my God
Bless the Lord O my soul
Appears in 10 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 104:1-4 Used With Tune: [Bless the Lord, O my soul]
Bless the Lord O my soul
[Bless the Lord, O my soul]
Appears in 8 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Paul Lisicky Scripture: Psalm 104:1-34 Tune Key: A Major Incipit: 56121 223 Used With Text: Psalm 104: Lord, Send Out Your Spirit
[Bless the Lord, O my soul]
[Bless the Lord, O my soul]
Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Christopher Walker Scripture: Psalm 104:1-2 Tune Key: a minor or modal Incipit: 17756 71234 321 Used With Text: Psalm 104: Send Forth Your Spirit, O Lord
[Bless the Lord, O my soul]
Bendeciré al Señor
Hymnal: Celebremos Su Gloria #29 (1992) Scripture: Psalm 104:1-4 First Line: Bendeciré al Señor con toda mi alma Topics: Apertura del Culto; Opening of Worship; Vida Eterna; Eternal Life Languages: Spanish
Bendeciré al Señor
Bless the Lord, O my soul
Hymnal: The Hymnary for use in Baptist churches #730 (1936) Scripture: Psalm 104 Topics: Prose Psalms Languages: English Tune Title: [Bless the Lord, O my soul]
Bless the Lord, O my soul
Bless the Lord, O my soul
Hymnal: The Hymnary of the United Church of Canada #730 (1930) Scripture: Psalm 104 Topics: Prose Psalms Languages: English Tune Title: [Bless the Lord, O my soul]
Bless the Lord, O my soul
Ludwig van Beethoven
1770 - 1827 Person Name: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827 Scripture: Psalm 104 Composer of "HYMN TO JOY" in Oramos Cantando = We Pray In Song A giant in the history of music, Ludwig van Beethoven (b. Bonn, Germany, 1770; d. Vienna, Austria, 1827) progressed from early musical promise to worldwide, lasting fame. By the age of fourteen he was an accomplished viola and organ player, but he became famous primarily because of his compositions, including nine symphonies, eleven overtures, thirty piano sonatas, sixteen string quartets, the Mass in C, and the Missa Solemnis. He wrote no music for congregational use, but various arrangers adapted some of his musical themes as hymn tunes; the most famous of these is ODE TO JOY from the Ninth Symphony. Although it would appear that the great calamity of Beethoven's life was his loss of hearing, which turned to total deafness during the last decade of his life, he composed his greatest works during this period.
Bert Polman
Ludwig van Beethoven
Maltbie D. Babcock
1858 - 1901 Scripture: Psalm 104 Author of "This Is My Father's World" in Psalter Hymnal (Gray) Maltbie D. Babcock (b. Syracuse, NY, 1858; d. Naples, Italy, 1901) graduated from Syracuse University, New York, and Auburn Theological Seminary (now associated with Union Theological Seminary in New York) and became a Presbyterian minister. He served the Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City. In Baltimore he was especially popular with students from Johns Hopkins University, but he ministered to people from all walks of life. Babcock wrote hymn texts and devotional, poems, some of which were published in The School Hymnal (1899).
Bert Polman
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Babcock, Maltbie Davenport, D.D., was born at Syracuse, N.Y., Aug. 3, 1858. Graduating from Syracuse University, he was ordained to the Presbyterian Ministry and was pastor of churches in Lockport, N.Y., Baltimore, and N.Y. City. He died at Naples, Italy, May 18th, 1901. He was richly gifted, and his short career was memorable for the extraordinary influence of his personality and his preaching. Extracts from his sermons and poems were published in 1901 as Thoughts for Every Day Living; and his Biography by Dr. C. E. Robinson in 1904. He contributed to the Presbyterian School Hymnal, 1899, the following hymns:—
1. Gaily the bells are ringing. Faster.
2. O blessed Saviour, Lord of love. Unto Me.
3. Shining Sun, shining sun. Child's Hymn.
The tunes to these hymns were of his own composing. In The Pilgrim Hymnal, 1904, there is:—
4. Rest in the Lord, my soul. Trust and Peace and in the American Methodist Hymnal, 1905:—
5. Be strong: we are not here to play. Activity in God's Service.
Nos. 4 and 5 are from Thoughts for Every Day Living, 1901; but undated. [Rev. L. F. Benson, D.D.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
Maltbie D. Babcock
Albert F. Bayly
1901 - 1984 Person Name: Albert F. Bayly, 1901-1984 Scripture: Psalm 104 Author of "Praise and Thanksgiving" in Worship (3rd ed.) Albert F. Bayly was born on September 6, 1901, Bexhill on Sea, Sussex, England. He received his education at London University (BA) and Mansfield College, Oxford. Bayly was a Congregationalist (later United Reformed Church) minister from the late 1920s until his death in 1984. His life and ministry spanned the Depression of the 1930s, the Second World War, and the years of reconstruction which followed. After retiring in 1971, he moved to Springfield, Chelmsford, and was active in the local United Reformed Church. He wrote several pageants on mission themes, and librettos for cantatas by W. L. Lloyd Webber. He died on July 26, 1984 in Chichester, Sussex, England.
NN, Hymnary editor. Sources: www.hymntime.com/tch and Church Times, an Anglican newspaper, Tuesday 20 October 2015
Albert F. Bayly
