Dr. Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David ‎#75

75. I'll bless the Lord from day to day

1 I'll bless the Lord from day to day;
How good are all his ways!
Ye humble souls that use to pray,
Come, help my lips to praise.

2 Sing to the honor of his name,
How a poor suff'rer cry'd,
Nor was his hope expos'd to shame,
Nor was his suit deny'd.

3 When threat'ning sorrows round me stood,
And endless fears arose,
Like the loud billows of a flood,
Redoubling all my woes;

4 I told the Lord my sore distress,
With heavy groans and tears;
He gave my sharpest torments ease,
And silenc'd all my fears.

Pause.

5 [O sinners! come and taste his love,
Come, learn his pleasant ways,
And let your own experience prove
The sweetness of his grace.

6 He bids his angels pitch their tents
Round where his children dwell,
What ills their heav'nly care prevents
No earthly tongue can tell.]

7 [O love the Lord, ye saints of his!
His eye regards the just:
How richly bless'd their portion is
Who make the Lord their trust!

8 Young lions, pinch'd with hunger, roar,
And famish in the wood:
But God supplies his holy poor
With every needful good]

Text Information

• First Line: I'll bless the Lord from day to day
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790
• Scripture:
  Psalm 34:1-10
• Notes: Part 1

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