The Psalms of David ‎#P136b

P136b. Give Thanks to GOD most high

1 Give Thanks to GOD most high,
The universal Lord;
The sov'reign King of Kings;
And be his Grace ador'd.
His Pow'r and Grace
Are still the same;
And let his Name
Have endless Praise.

2 How mighty is his Hand!
What Wonders hath he done!
He form'd the Earth and Seas,
And spread the Heav'ns alone.
Thy Mercy, Lord,
Shall still endure;
And ever sure
Abides thy Word.

3 His Wisdom fram'd the Sun
To crown the Day with Light;
The Moon and twinkling Stars
To chear the darksome Night.
His Pow'r and Grace
Are still the same;
And let his Name
Have endless Praise.

4 [He smote the first-born Sons,
The Flow'r of Egypt, dead;
And thence his chosen Tribes
With Joy and Glory led.
Thy Mercy, Lord,
Shall still endure;
And ever sure
Abides thy Word.

5 His Pow'r and lifted Rod
Cleft the Red-Sea in two;
And for his People made
A wond'rous Passage through.
His Pow'r and Grace
Are still the same;
And let his Name
Have endless Praise.

6 But cruel Pharaoh there,
With all his Host he drown'd;
And brought his Isr'el safe
Through a long desart Ground.
Thy Mercy, Lord,
Shall still endure;
And ever sure
Abides thy Word.]

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7 The Kings of Canaan fell
Beneath his dreadful Hand;
While his own Servants took
Possession of their Land.
His Pow'r and Grace
Are still the same;
And let his Name
Have endless Praise.

8 He saw the Nations lie
All perishing in Sin,
And pity'd the sad State
The ruin'd World was in.
Thy Mercy, Lord,
Shall still endure;
And ever sure
Abides thy Word.

9 He sent his only Son
To save us from our Woe,
From Satan, Sin and Death,
And every hurtful Foe.
His Pow'r and Grace
Are still the same;
And let his Name
Have endless Praise.

10 Give Thanks aloud to GOD,
To GOD the heav'nly King;
And let the spacious Earth
His Works and Glories sing.
Thy Mercy, Lord,
Shall still endure;
And ever sure
Abides thy Word.

Text Information

• First Line: Give Thanks to GOD most high
• Meter: As the 148th Psalm
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1740
• Scripture:
  Psalm 136
• Topic: Creation and Providence; God: mercy and truth; Isreal: saved from Egypt, and brought to Canaan; Mercies: everlasting; Thunder and storm; Works: and grace
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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