Rejoice in the Lord ‎#121

121. Bless, O My Soul, the Living God

1 Bless, O my soul, the living God;
call home thy thoughts that rove abroad;
let all the powers within me join
in work and worship so divine.

2 Bless, O my soul, the God of grace;
his favors claim thy highest praise;
why should the wonders he hath wrought
be lost in silence and forgot?

3 How slowly doth his wrath arise!
On swifter wings salvation flies.
Let the whole earth his power confess;
let the whole earth adore his grace.

4 'Tis he, my soul, that sent his Son
to die for crimes which thou hast done;
he owns the ransom and forgives
the hourly follies of our lives.

5 Our God, his love is ever sure
to all his saints, and shall endure;
form age to age his truth shall reign,
nor children's children hope in vain.

Text Information

• First Line: Bless, O my soul, the living God
• Title: Bless, O My Soul, the Living God
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  Psalm 103
• Topic: Children: Hymns about

Tune Information

• Name: PARK STREET
• Composer (melody): F.M.A. Venua (c. 1810; adapt.)
• Meter: LM
• Key: F Major