Psalter Hymnal (Red) ‎#216

216. Good is the Lord, and Full of Kind Compassion

1 Good is the Lord and full of kind compassion,
Most slow to anger, plenteous in love;
Rich is His grace to all that humbly seek Him,
Boundless and endless as the heavens above.
His love is like a father's to his children,
Tender and kind to all who fear His Name;
For well He knows our weakness and our frailty,
He knows that we are dust, He knows our frame.

2 We fade and die like flowers that grow in beauty,
Like tender grass that soon will disappear;
But evermore the love of God is changeless,
Still shown to those who look to Him in fear. High in the heavens His throne is fixed forever,
His kingdom rules o'er all from pole to pole;
Bless ye the Lord through all His wide dominion,
Bless His most holy Name, O thou my soul.

Text Information

• First Line: Good is the Lord and full of kind compassion
• Title: Good is the Lord, and Full of Kind Compassion
• Meter: 11 10 11 10 D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1934
• Scripture:
  Psalm 103
• Topic: Brevity And Frailty Of Life; Children; Communion with God; Compassion of God; Death; Funerals; Grace of God; God as King; Kingdom of God; Love Of God; Mercy of God; Post-Communion; Praise for God's Perfections
• Notes: Selected stanzas

Tune Information

• Name: LONDONDERRY
• Meter: 11 10 11 10 D.
• Key: D♭ Major
• Source: Old Irish Air