Eternal Praises to the Lord

Eternal prais­es to the Lord

Come let us join to give;

By His pro­tect­ion and His guard

We are yet spared to live.

Whilst ma­ny of our fel­low-men

Were quick­ly called away:

When in dis­tress

and grief

and pain

They dropped their house of clay.

By grace

it is our hap­py lot

To have res­pite of days;

It is God’s will

that we should not

Depart

with­out His grace.

May we be wise and ne’er for­get

The trou­bles we were in!

With sick­ness

pain

and death be­set:

As just re­ward for sin.

But He has turned His gra­cious hand

And laid His ven­geance by;

Still calls on this

our guil­ty land:

Turn ye

why will ye die?

Then let us thank and praise our God

By whom we have been spared;

And bear with His cor­rect­ing rod

Till we are well pre­pared.