Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748; John Wesley, 1703-1791 Hymnal: Psalms for All Seasons #146A (2012) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Scripture: Psalm 146 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. Topics: Alleluias; Biblical Names and Places Jacob; Biblical Names and Places Zion; Church Year Advent; Elements of Worship Gathering; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; God Light from; God Trust in; God as Refuge; God as Creator; God as King; God's Generosity; God's Justice; Grace; Gratitude; Hymns of Praise; Jesus Christ Healer; Joy; Life Stages Orphans; Life Stages Widows; Lord's Prayer 4th petition (give us today our daily bread); Mercy; Occasional Services Funerals; People of God / Church Citizens of Heaven; People of God / Church Suffering; Poverty; Prayer; Social Justice; The Creation; Year A, Advent, 34d Sunday; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October 30-November 5; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, September 4-10; Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 5-11 (if after Trinity Sunday); Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, September 25-October 1 Tune Title: OLD 113TH
I'll Praise My Maker While I've Breath