1 O come, my soul, sing praise to God our Maker,
and all within me, praise his holy name.
Sing praise to God, forget not all his mercies;
his pardoning grace and saving love proclaim.

Refrain:
Praise him, all angels, wondrous in might;
praise him, you servants who in his will delight.

2 Good is the Lord and full of kind compassion,
most slow to anger, plenteous in love.
Rich is his grace to all who humbly seek him,
boundless and endless as the heavens above. Refrain

3 His love is like a father's to his children,
tender and kind to all who fear his name;
for well he knows our weakness and our frailty;
he knows that we are dust, he knows our frame. Refrain

4 We fade and die like flowers that grow in beauty,
like tender grass that soon will disappear;
but evermore the love of God is changeless,
still shown to those who look to him in fear. Refrain

5 High in the heavens his throne is fixed forever;
his kingdom rules o'er all from pole to pole.
Praise to the Lord through all his wide dominion;
forever praise his holy name, my soul. Refrain

Scripture References:
st. 1 = Ps. 103:1-4
st. 2 = Ps. 103:8-12
st. 3 = Ps. 103:13-14
st. 4 = Ps. 103:15-18
st. 5 = Ps. 103:19, 22
ref. = Psalm 103: 20-21

"O Come, My Soul" is a paraphrase of Psalm 103. The lengthy meter (11 10 11 10) makes possible a clear flow of thoughts and images, and the refrain continually reminds us of the praise running through this much-loved psalm. The versification comes from the 1912 Psalter with minor alterations. See PHH 103 for further commentary on Psalm 103.

Liturgical Use:
Psalm 103 is read at the end of some communion liturgies (see Psalter Hymnal pp. 975, 981, 986); that reading could be replaced by a joyful singing of the psalm, using 297 or other settings of Psalm 103 (103,475,583,627). See PHH 103 for other liturgical uses.

--Psalter Hymnal Handbook