Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748; John Wesley, 1703-1791 Hymnal: Psalms for All Seasons #146A (2012) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Topics: Life Stages Orphans; Life Stages Widows Lyrics: 1 I'll praise my Maker while I've breath,
and when my voice is lost in death,
praise shall employ my noblest powers;
my days of praise are never past
while life and thought and being last
or immortality endures.
2 Happy are those whose hopes rely
on God the Lord, who made the sky,
and earth, the sea, the night and day;
God's truth forever stands secure,
he keeps his promise to the poor,
and none who seeks is turned away.
3 The Lord gives eyesight to the blind,
he calms and heals the troubled mind,
and sends the wounded conscience peace.
God helps the stranger in distress,
the widow and the fatherless,
and grants the prisoner glad release.
4 I'll praise you while you lend me breath,
and, when my voice is lost in death,
praise shall employ my noblest powers;
my days of praise are never past
while life and thought and being last
or immortality endures. Scripture: Psalm 146 Tune Title: OLD 113TH
I'll Praise My Maker While I've Breath