The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 ‎#51

51. I'll Praise My Maker

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

2 Happy the man whose hopes rely
On Israel's God; He made the sky
And earth and seas, with all their train:
His truth forever 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 lab'ring conscience peace;
He helps the stranger in distress,
The widow and the fatherless,
And grants the pris'ner 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 pow'rs;
My days of praise shall ne'er be past,
While life, and thought, and being last,
Or immortality endures.

Text Information

• First Line: I'll praise my Maker while I've breath
• Title: I'll Praise My Maker
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
• Alterer: John Wesley, 1703-1791
• Meter: 8s. 61.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Psalm 146:2
• Topic: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Praise
• Notes: While I live will I praise the Lord. Ps. 146:2.

Tune Information

• Name: NASHVILLE
• Harmonizer: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
• Meter: 8s. 61.
• Key: D Major
• Source: Day's Psalter
• Notes: M.M. 66