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P.CVII.I. Give thanks to God, he reigns above

1 Give thanks to God, he reigns above,
Kind are his thoughts, his name is love:
His mercy ages past has known,
And ages long to come shall own.

2 Let the Redeemed of the Lord
The wonders of his grace record;
Isra'l, the nation whom he chose,
And rescu'd from their mighty foes.

3 [When God's almighty arm had broke
Their fetters and th'Egyptian yoke,
They trac'd the desert, wand'ring round;
A wild and solitary ground!

4 There they could find no leading road,
Nor city for their fix'd abode;
No food nor fountain to assuage
Their burning thirst, or hanger's rage.]

5 In their distress to God they cri'd,
God was their Saviour and their guide;
He lad their wand'ring march around
And brought their tribes to Canaan's ground.

6 Thus when our first release we gain
From sin's old yoke, and satan's chain,
We have this desert world to pass,
A dang'rous and a tiresome place.

7 He feeds and clothes us all the way,
He guides our footsteps lest we stray,
He guards us with a pow'rful hand
And brings us to the heav'nly land.

8 O let the saints with joy record
The truth and goodness of the Lord!
How great his works! how kind his ways!
Let ev'ry tongue pronounce his praise.

Text Information

• First Line: Give thanks to God, he reigns above
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1816
• Scripture:
  Psalm 107
• Topic: Israel led to Canaan, and Christians to Heaven

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