The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 ‎#52

52. I'll Praise My Maker

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 the man whose hopes rely
On Israel's God; He made the sky
And earth and seas, with all their train.
His truth forever stands secure;
He saves th'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 laboring 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.

Text Information

• First Line: I'll praise my Maker while I've breath
• Title: I'll Praise My Maker
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748
• Alterer: John Wesley, 1703-1791
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  Psalm 119:164
• Topic: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Praise
• Notes: Seven times a day do I praise Thee. Ps. 119:164.

Tune Information

• Name: STRASSBURG
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: The French Psalter, Strasburg, 1542, From
• Notes: M.M. 60