Scripture Verse

He shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised. Psalm 72:15

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 199.

Music: Mis­sion­ary Chant Hein­rich C. Zeun­er, 1832 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Zeun­er (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

His saints shall live, and to the King
Rich gifts in trib­ute shall be paid;
His prais­es men shall ev­er sing,
For Him shall end­less pray­er be made.

Abundant fields for har­vest white
Already wave in ev­ery land,
And Zi­on’s ci­ti­zens de­light
And pros­per in their king’s com­mand.

His name shall ev­er­more abide,
In Him shall all the world be blest;
By all the na­tions far and wide
His praise shall ev­er be con­fessed.

Now bless­èd be the Migh­ty One,
Jehovah, God of Is­ra­el,
For He alone has won­ders done,
And deeds in glo­ry that ex­cel.

And bless­èd be His glo­ri­ous name,
Long as the ages shall en­dure;
O’er all the earth ex­tend His fame,
Amen, Amen, for ev­er­more.