Trinity Hymnal ‎#535

535. How good it is to thank the Lord

1 How good it is to thank the Lord,
And praise to thee, Most High, accord,
To show thy love with morning light,
And tell thy faithfulness each night;
Yea, good it is thy praise to sing,
And all our sweetest music bring.

2 O Lord, with joy my heart expands
Before the wonders of thy hands;
Great works, Jehovah, thou hast wrought,
Exceeding deep thine ev'ry thought;
A foolish man knows not their worth,
Nor he whose mind is of the earth.

3 When as the grass the wicked grow,
When sinners flourish here below,
Then is there endless ruin nigh,
But thou, O Lord, art throned on high;
Thy foes shall fall before thy might,
The wicked shall be put to flight.

4 The righteous man shall flourish well,
And in the house of God shall dwell;
He shall be like a goodly tree,
And all his life shall fruitful be;
For righteous is the Lord and just,
He is my Rock, in him I trust.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: How good it is to thank the Lord
• Meter: 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Psalm 92:1-9
  ;
  Psalm 92:12-15
• Topic: Christian Life: Thankfulness; God: Praise of; Man: Dignity of; Punishment of Wicked; Works of Providence

Tune Information

• Name: ST. PETERSBURG
• Composer: Dimitri Bortniansky, 1752-1825
• Meter: 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8.
• Key: C Major