Trinity Hymnal ‎#10

10. O come, my soul, bless thou the Lord thy Maker

1 O come, my soul, bless thou the Lord thy Maker,
And all within me bless his holy Name;
Bless thou the Lord, forget not all his mercies,
His pard'ning grace and saving love proclaim.

Refrain: Bless him for ever, wondrous in might,
Bless him, his servants that in his will delight.

2 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 heav'ns above. [Refrain]

3 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. [Refrain]

4 We fade and die like flow'rs 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. [Refrain]

5 High in the heav'ns his throne is fixed for ever,
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. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O come, my soul, bless thou the Lord thy Maker
• Refrain First Line: Bless him for ever, wondrous in might
• Meter: 11. 10. 11. 10. with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Psalm 103
• Topic: God: Compassion of; God: Divine Perfections of; God: Fatherhood of; God: Glory of; God: Immutability of; God: Love and Grace of; God: Name of; Life; Promises
• Source: The Psalter, 1912

Tune Information

• Name: TIDINGS (TURNBRIDGE)
• Composer: James Walch (1876, line 1 of refrain, alt.)
• Meter: 11. 10. 11. 10. with refrain
• Key: B♭ Major