The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4375

4375. My Song Shall Bless the Lord of All

1. My song shall bless the Lord of all,
My praise shall climb to His abode;
Thee, Savior, by that name I call,
The great Supreme, the mighty God.

2. Without beginning, or decline,
Object of faith, and not of sense;
Eternal ages saw Him shine,
He shines eternal ages hence.

3. As much, when in the manger laid,
Almighty Ruler of the sky;
As when the six days’ works He made,
Filled all the morning-stars with joy.

4. Of all the crowns Jehovah bears,
Salvation is His dearest claim;
That gracious sound well-pleased He hears,
And owns Emmanuel for His name.

5. A cheerful confidence I feel,
My well-placed hopes with joy I see;
My bosom glows with heav’nly zeal
To worship Him who died for me.

6. As man, He pities my complaint,
His pow’r and truth are all divine;
He will not fail, He cannot faint,
Salvation’s sure, and must be mine.

Text Information

• First Line: My song shall bless the Lord of all
• Title: My Song Shall Bless the Lord of All
• Author: William Cowper (1779)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779), number 38
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: DUKE STREET, attributed to John Hatton, 1793; EMMANUEL, Carl C. N. Balle, 1850; FEDERAL STREET, Henry K. Oliver, 1832; MAINZER, Joseph Mainzer circa 1845

Tune Information

• Name: TRURO
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 13456 71515 43214
• Key: C Major
• Source: Psalmodia Evangelica, by Thomas Williams, 1789
• Copyright: Public Domain