h, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
h, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
To God, the great, the ever blest,
Let songs of honor be addressed;
His mercy firm forever stands
Give Him the thanks His love demands.
Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord?
Who can declare all His praise?
Give thanks to God, invoke his name,
And tell the world his grace;
Sound through the earth his deeds of fame,
That all may seek his face.
Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him;
Talk of all His wondrous works!
Bless, O my soul, the God of grace;
His favors claim thy highest praise:
Why should the wonders he hath wrought
Be lost in silence and forgot?
Bless the Lord, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
He frees the souls condemned to death,
And when his saints complain,
It shan’t be said, “That praying breath
Was ever spent in vain.”
He hears His saints, He knows their cry,
And by mysterious ways
Redeems the prisoners doomed to die,
And fills their tongues with praise.
Incline Your ear to me;
In the day that I call, answer me speedily
Clouds and darkness surround Him;
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne
The seeds of joy and glory sown
For saints in darkness here,
Shall rise and spring in worlds unknown,
And a rich harvest bear