Appears in 1,053 hymnals First Line: Awake, my soul, to joyful lays Lyrics: 1 Awake, my soul, to joyful lays,
And sing thy great Redeemer's praise,
He justly claims a song from me,
His loving-kindness, O how free!
Loving-kindness, Loving-kindness,
His loving-kindness, O how free!
2 He saw me ruined in the fall,
Yet loved me notwithstanding all;
He saved me from my lost estate;
His loving-kindness, oh, how great!
3 Though num'rous hosts of mighty foes,
Though earth and hell my way oppose,
He safely leads my soul along;
His loving-kindness, oh, how strong!
4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud,
Has gathered thick, and thundered loud,
He near my soul has always stood;
His loving-kindness, oh, how good!
5 Often I feel my sinful heart
Prone from my Saviour to depart;
But though I oft have him forgot,
His loving-kindness changes not.
6 Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale,
Soon all my mortal powers must fail;
Oh, may my last expiring breath,
His loving-kindness sing in death. Used With Tune: LOVING-KINDNESS
Loving-kindness