PSALM 145:8-9, 14-21
METER:  CM (86 86)
SUGGESTED TUNE:  WINCHESTER OLD or AZMON
This is the meter for such hymns as "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night" and "O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing."

1.  The Lord is kind and merciful,
    Gracious and slow to wrath.
    The Lord is good to all, and he
    Has mercy on his works.
2.  Those who are falling he upholds,
    He raises those bowed down.
    The eyes of all look unto you,
    You give them food when due.
3.  Your hand you open, and you fill
    Each living thing's desire.
    The Lord is just in all his ways,
    And kind in all he does.
4.  The Lord is near to all who call
    Upon his name in truth.
    His faithful ones' desire he fills,
    He hears their cry, he saves.
5.  The Lord protects all who love him;
    The wicked he destroys.
    My mouth will speak the praise of God,
    His holy name to bless.
6.  Let all flesh bless God's holy name
    For ages without end;
    Let all flesh bless God's holy name
    For ages without end.

Reprinted by permssion of the publisher from a 2002 adaptation of material found in Sing the Psalms! by Dale A. Schoening.  Copyright 1998 Dale A. Schoening.