Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David ‎#218a

218a. Thanks for private Deliverance

1 What shall I render to my God
For all his kindness shown?
My feet shall visit thine abode,
My songs address thy throne.

2 Among the saints that fill thine house
My offerings shall be paid;
There shall my zeal perform the vows,
My soul in anguish made.

3 How much is mercy thy delight,
Thou ever-blessed God!
How dear thy servants in thy sight?
How precious is their blood?

4 How happy all thy servants are!
How great thy grace to me!
My life which thou hast made thy care,
Lord, I devote to thee.

5 Now I am thine, forever thine,
Nor shall my purpose move;
Thy hand hath loos'd my bonds of pain,
And bound me with thy love.

6 Here in thy courts I leave my vow,
And thy rich grace record;
Witness, ye saints, who hear me now,
If I forsake the Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: What shall I render to my God
• Title: Thanks for private Deliverance
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1787
• Scripture:
  Psalm 116:12-19
• Topic: Praise: for health restored; Public Praise: for private Mercies; Public Thanks for private Mercies; Recovery from Sickness; Sick bed devotion; Sickness healed; Signs of Christ's coming; Vows: paid in the church
• Notes: Second Part

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