P.CVI.II | Church Hymn Book#P.CVII.I | P.CVII.II |
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.
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First Line: | Give thanks to God, he reigns above |
Meter: | L. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1816 |
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Topic: | Israel led to Canaan, and Christians to Heaven |