Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book ‎#316

316. 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,
While 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.

4 The Lord gives eyesight to 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.

5 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.

Text Information

• First Line: I'll praise my Maker whilst I've breath
• Meter: L. P. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1893
• Topic: Praise
• Notes: I. Watts, a.; German: Wer Gott vertraut - J. Muehlmann, 1598

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