Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Hymnal: Together in Song #90 (1999) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 I'll praise my maker while I've breath,
and when my voice is lost in death
praise shall employ my nobler powers:
my days of praise shall ne'er be past,
while life and thought and being last,
or immortality endures.
2 Happy are they whose hopes rely
on Israel's God, who made the sky,
and earth and sea, with all their train;
his truth for ever stands secure;
he saves the oppressed: he feeds the poor,
and none shall find his promise vain.
3 The Lord pours eyesight on the blind;
the Lord supports the fainting mind;
and sends the labouring conscience peace;
he helps the stranger in distress,
the widow and the fatherless,
and grants the prisoner sweet release.
4 I'll praise him while he lends me breath;
and when my voice is lost in death
praise shall employ my nobler powers:
my days of praise shall ne'er be past,
while life and thought and being last,
or immortality endures. Topics: Adoration and Praise; Compassion; Covenant; Death; Everlasting Life; Forgiveness; Healing; Liberation; Providence; Refugee/Outcast; Social Justice; Trust in God Scripture: Psalm 146 Languages: English Tune Title: MONMOUTH
I’ll praise my maker while I’ve breath
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