Scripture Verse

I will extol Thee, my God, O King, and I will bless Thy name for ever and ever. Psalm 145:1

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­te­ri­an Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 394.

Music: No­el, tra­di­tion­al air, ar­ranged by Ar­thur S. Sul­li­van, 1871 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Arthur S. Sullivan (1842–1900)

Lyrics

I will extol Thee, O my God, and praise Thee, O my king;
Yea, every day and ev­er­more Thy praises will I sing.
Great is the Lord, our mighty God, and greatly to be praised;
His greatness is unsearchable, above all glo­ry raised.

Each generation to the next shall testimony bear,
And to Thy praise, from age to age, Thy wondrous acts declare;
Upon Thy glo­ri­ous majesty and honor I will dwell,
And all Thy grand and glo­ri­ous works and all Thy greatness tell.

Thy mighty acts and terrible shall men with awe confess;
Of Thy great goodness they shall sing, and perfect right­eous­ness.
Most gracious and compassionate is God who reigns above;
His wrath is ever slow to rise, unbounded is His love.