Scripture Verse

O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever. Psalm 136:1

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­te­ri­an Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 378.

Music: Con­stance (Sul­li­van) Ar­thur S. Sul­li­van, 1875 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Arthur S. Sullivan (1842–1900)

Lyrics

Give thanks to God, for good is He,
His grace abid­eth ev­er;
To Him all praise and glo­ry be,
His mer­cy fail­eth ne­ver.
His won­drous works with praise re­cord,
His grace abid­eth ev­er;
The on­ly God, the so­ve­reign Lord,
Whose mer­cy fail­eth ne­ver.

His wisdom made the hea­vens be,
His grace abid­eth ev­er;
He spread the earth above the sea,
His mer­cy fail­eth ne­ver.
Praise Him whose sun doth bring the day,
His grace abid­eth ev­er;
The moon and stars His might dis­play,
Whose mer­cy fail­eth ne­ver.

He helped us in our deep­est woe,
His grace abid­eth ev­er;
He ran­somed us from all our foes,
His mer­cy fail­eth ne­ver.
Each crea­ture’s need He doth sup­ply,
His grace abid­eth ev­er;
Give thanks to God, en­throned on high,
Whose mer­cy fail­eth ne­ver.