Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#125

125. My Soul, Repeat His Praise

1 My soul, repeat His praise,
Whose mercies are so great;
Whose anger is so slow to rise,
So ready to abate.

2 God will not always chide;
And, when His wrath is felt,
His strokes are few than our crimes,
And lighter than our guilt.

3 High as the heavens are raised
Above the ground we tread,
So far the riches of His grace
Our highest thoughts exceed.

4 His power subdues our sins;
And His forgiving love,
Far as the east is from the west,
Doth all our guilt remove.

5 Our days are as the grass,
Or like the morning flower;
If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field,
It withers in an hour.

6 But Thy compassions, Lord,
Top endless years endure;
And children's children ever find
Thy words of promise sure.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: My soul, repeat His praise
• Title: My Soul, Repeat His Praise
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 (1719)
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Worship

Tune Information

• Name: BARNBY'S HYMNARY, TUNE 525
• Composer: William Winn, 1828-1888 (1872)
• Meter: S. M.