Common Praise ‎#139

139. Blest be the everlasting God

1 Blest be the everlasting God,
the Father of our Lord!
Be his abounding mercy praised,
his majesty adored!

2 When from the dead he raised his Son,
and called him to the sky,
he gave our souls a lively hope
that they should never die.

3 There's an inheritance divine
reserved against that day;
'tis uncorrupted, undefiled,
and cannot fade away.

4 Saints by the power of God are kept,
till that salvation come:
we walk by faith as strangers here,
till Christ shall call us home.

Text Information

• First Line: Blest be the everlasting God
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  1 Peter 1:2-4
  ;
  2 Corinthians 1:3
  ;
  Hebrews 11:13
  ;
  John 11:26
• Topic: Easter; Easter III: Year B; Easter V: Year A; Easter V: Year C

Tune Information

• Name: BURFORD
• Meter: CM
• Key: f♯ minor
• Source: J. Chetham's Book of Psalmady, 1718