The Book of Praise ‎#454

454. Blest be the everlasting God

1 Blest be the everlasting God
the Father of our Lord;
be God's abounding mercy praised,
and majesty adored.

2 When God raised Jesus from the dead,
when Christ arose on high,
God gave our souls a lively hope
that we should never die.

3 To an inheritance divine
God taught our hearts to rise;
'tis uncorrupted, undefiled,
unfading in the skies.

4 Saints by the power of God are kept
until salvation come;
we walk by faith as strangers here,
but Christ shall call us home.

Text Information

• First Line: Blest be the everlasting God
• Title: Blest be the everlasting God
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 (alt.)
• Meter: 8 6 8 6 CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Scripture:
  1 Peter 1:3-9
• Topic: Canticles and Scripture Paraphrases; Eternal Life; Hope; Resurrection; Saints; Worship
• Source: Scottish Paraphrases
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ABRIDGE
• Composer: Isaac Smith, c.1734-1805
• Meter: 8 6 8 6 CM
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain