
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Hymnal: Common Praise #473 (2000) Meter: 8.8.8 D Lyrics: 1 I'll praise my Maker while I've breath;
and when my voice is lost in death
praise shall employ my nobler powers:
my days of praise shall ne'er be past
while life and thought and being last,
or immortality endures.
2 Happy are they whose hopes rely
on Israel's God! He made the sky,
and earth and sea, with all their train:
his truth for ever stands secure;
he saves the oppressed, he feeds the poor,
and none shall find his promise vain.
3 The Lord pours eyesight on the blind;
the Lord supports the fainting mind;
he sends the labouring conscience peace;
he helps the stranger in distress,
the widow and the fatherless,
and grants the prisoner sweet release.
4 I'll praise him while he lends me breath;
and when my voice is lost in death
praise shall employ my nobler powers:
my days of praise shall ne'er be past
while life and thought and being last,
or immortality endures. Topics: Proper 18 Year B; Proper 23 Year C Scripture: Deuteronomy 10:18 Languages: English Tune Title: MONMOUTH
I'll praise my Maker while I've breath