Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#91

91. I'll praise my Maker whilst I've breath

1 I'll praise my Maker whilst I've breath;
And, when my voice is lost in death,
Praise shall employ my nobler powers;
My days of praise shall ne'er be past
Whilst life and thought and being last,
Or immortality endures.

2 Happy the man whose hopes rely
On Israel's God, who made the sky,
And earth and seas, with all their train.
His truth for ever stands secure;
He saves th'oppressed, He feeds the poor;
And none shall find His promise vain.

3 The Lord pours eyesight on the blind;
The Lord supports the fainting mind;
He sends the laboring conscience peace;
He helps the stranger in distress,
The widow and the fatherless,
And grants the prisoner sweet release.

4 I'll praise Him while He lends me breath,
And, when my voice is lost in death,
Praise shall employ my nobler powers;
My days of praise shall ne'er be past,
While life and thought and being last,
Or immortality endures.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: I'll praise my Maker whilst I've breath
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Delight in God and His Service; God: Mercies of; Immortality; Praise: To God
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: ST. WERBURGH
• Composer: John B. Dykes
• Meter: 8s, 6l.
• Notes: Now Public Domain.