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Bless, O my soul! the living God.
Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad.
Let all the powers within me join
|: In work and worship so divine. :|
Bless, O my soul! the God of grace.
His favours claim thy highest praise.
Why should the wonders He hath wrought
|: Be lost in silence and forgot. :|
'Tis He, my soul! Who sent His Son
To die for crimes which thou hast done.
He owns the ransom and forgives
|: The hourly follies of our lives. :|
The vices of the mind He heals,
And cures the pains that nature feels;
Redeems the soul from hell, and saves
|:Our wasting life from threatening graves. :|
Our youth decayed, His power repairs;
His mercy crowns our growing years;
He satisfies our mouth with good,
|:And fills our hopes with heavenly food. :|
He sees th’oppressor and th’oppressed,
And often gives the suff’rers rest;
But will His justice more display
|:In the last great rewarding day. :|
His power He showed by Moses’ hands,
And gave to Israel His commands;
But sent His truth and mercy down
|:To all the nations by His Son. :|
Let the whole earth His power confess.
Let the whole earth adore His grace.
The Gentile with the Jew shall join
|: In work and worship so divine. :|
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Bless, O my soul! the God of grace.
His favors claim thy highest praise.
Let not the wonders He hath wrought
|: Be lost in silence and forgot. :|
'Tis He, my soul! That sent His Son
To die for crimes which thou hast done.
He owns the ransom and forgives
|: The hourly follies of our lives. :|
Let every land His power confess.
Let all the earth adore His grace.
My heart and tongue with rapture join
|: In work and worship so divine. :|
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.) extended
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Dates:
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1719
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 103:1-7;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1851 | # 112 | | | # 103 | | 1872 | # 103.01 | | 1866 | # 159 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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PARK STREET
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 8
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1810
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 124 | No key | | # 201 | G |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.) | | 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) |
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