O My Soul, Bless Thou Jehovah (Psalter)

O my soul

bless thou Je­ho­vah

All with­in me

bless His name;

Bless Je­ho­vah and for­get not

All His mer­cies to pro­claim.

He for­gives all thy trans­gress­ions

Heals thy sick­ness­es and pains;

He re­deems thee from de­struct­ion

And His love thy life sus­tains.

He with ten­der mer­cies crowns thee

Satisfies thy full re­quest

So that

like the tire­less ea­gle

Thou with youth re­newed art blessed.

Righteous is the Lord in judg­ment

Unto all that are op­pressed;

To His peo­ple He has ev­er

Made His good­ness ma­ni­fest.

Yea

the Lord is full of mer­cy

And com­pass­ion for dis­tress

Slow to an­ger and abun­dant

In His grace and ten­der­ness.

He will be not be an­gry al­way

Nor will He for­ev­er chide;

Though we oft have sinned against Him

Still His love and grace ab­ide.

As the heav’ns are high ab­ove us

Great His love to us has proved;

Far as east from west is dist­ant

He has all our sins re­moved.

As a fa­ther loves his child­ren

Feeling pi­ty for their woes

So the Lord to those who fear Him

Mercy and com­pass­ion shows.