PSALM 103:1-8
METER: SM
SUGGESTED TUNES: ST. THOMAS (WILLIAMS) or FESTAL SONG
This is the meter for such hymns as "I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord" and "Rise Up, O Men of God."
1. O bless the Lord, my soul!
All in me bless his name!
Bless him, my soul, and ne'er forget
The things that he has done.
2. All your sins he forgives,
All your diseases heals;
He keeps you from the grasp of death
And love and mercy gives.
3. He satisfies with good
As long as you shall live
So that you remain young and strong
Like eagles are renewed.
4. God justly judges for
The ones who are oppressed.
He made his ways to Moses known,
His acts to Israel.
5. Mercy and grace he shows,
And slow to wrath is he.
Our God abounds with steadfast love.
O bless the Lord, my soul!
Reprinted by permission of the publisher from Sing the Psalms! by Dale A. Schoening. Copyright 1988 Dale A. Schoening, except last two lines Copyright 2001 Dale A. Schoening.
