The Psalter ‎#280

280. The Tender Mercies of God

1 O my soul, bless thou Jehovah,
All within me, bless His Name;
Bless Jehovah and forget not
All His mercies to proclaim.
He forgives all thy transgressions;
Heals thy sicknesses and pains;
He redeems thee from destruction,
And His love thy life sustains.

2 He with tender mercies crowns thee,
Satisfies thy full request,
So that like the tireless eagle
Thou with youth renewed art blessed.
Righteous is the Lord in judgment
Unto all that are oppressed;
To His people He has ever
Made His goodness manifest.

3 Yea, the Lord is full of mercy
And compassion for distress,
Slow to anger and abundant
In His grace and tenderness.
He will not be angry alway,
Nor will He forever chide;
Tho' we oft have sinned against Him
Still His love and grace abide.

4 As the heav'ns are high above us,
Great his love to us has proved;
Far as east from west is distant,
He has all our sins removed.
As a father loves his children,
Feeling pity for their woes,
So the Lord to those who fear Him
Mercy and compassion shows.

Text Information

• First Line: O my soul, bless thou Jehovah
• Title: The Tender Mercies of God
• Meter: 8s and 7s
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1912
• Scripture:
  Psalm 103
• Topic: Adoption; Adoration; Anger of God: Restrained; Christ: Atonement of; Christ: Grace and Love of; Christ: The Saviour; Christ: Worshiped; Christians: Christ the Life of; Christians: Saved by Grace; Comfort in Trials; Contentment; Covenant: Promises; Deliverance: From Sickness; Deliverance: From Sin; Evening Psalms; Faith: Confession of; Family; Godly Fear: Blessedness of; God: Adored and Exalted; God: Attributes of; God: Compassion of; God: Fatherhood of; God: Goodness of; God: Love and Mercy; Gospel: Freeness of; Gospel: Fulness of; Grace: Abounding; Lord's Supper; Mercy of God: Great; Obedience; Pardon: Set Forth; Parents and Children; Praise: Calls to; Praise: For God's Mercy; Praise: For Spiritual Blessings; Praise: for temporal blessings; Praise: For Work of Redemption; Royalty of Christ: Judgment the Prerogative of; Salvation: From Sin and Trouble; Sickness: Recovery from; Thanksgiving: Declared; The Wicked: Warned

Tune Information

• Name: AUTUMN
• Composer: Loius von Esch
• Meter: 8s and 7s
• Key: A♭ Major