The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook ‎#R61b

R61b. Bless'd be the everlasting God

1 Bless’d be the everlasting God,
the Father of our Lord;
be his abounding mercy prais'd,
his majesty adored.
2 When from the dead he rais'd his Son,
and call'd him to the sky,
he gave our souls a lively hope
that they should never die.

3 To an inheritance divine
he taught our hearts to rise;
’tis uncorrupted, undefil'd,
unfading in the skies.
4 Saints by the pow’r of God are kept
till the salvation come:
we walk by faith as strangers here;
but Christ shall call us home.

Text Information

• First Line: Bless'd be the everlasting God
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2004
• Scripture:
  1 Peter 1:3-5
• Notes: May sing to PRAETORIUS (#89)

Tune Information

• Name: WILTSHIRE
• Composer: George Thomas Smart, 1776-1867
• Meter: CM
• Key: B♭ Major