The Hymnal 1982 411
O bless the Lord, my soul
- Tune
- st. thomas (williams)
- Author(s)
- James Montgomery, 1771-1854
- Composer(s)
- Aaron Williams, 1731-1776; Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
- Meter
- 6.6.8.6
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1 O bless the Lord, my soul! His grace to thee proclaim! And all that is within me join to bless his holy Name!
2 O bless the Lord, my soul! His mercies bear in mind! Forget not all his benefits! The Lord to thee is kind.
3 He will not always chide; he will with patience wait; his wrath is ever slow to rise and ready to abate.
4 He pardons all thy sins, prolongs thy feeble breath; he healeth thine infirmities and ransoms thee from death.
5 He clothes thee with his love, upholds thee with his truth; and like the eagle he renews the vigor of thy youth.
6 Then bless his holy Name, whose grace hath made thee whole, whose loving-kindness crowns thy days: O bless the Lord, my soul!