Scripture Verse

I will praise Your name for ever and ever. Psalm 145:1

Introduction

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William Gardiner
(1770–1853)
British Museum
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Introduction

Words: Is­aac Watts, The Psalms of Da­vid, 1719.

Music: Bel­mont Sac­red Me­lo­dies, by Will­iam Gar­di­ner, 1812 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Isaac Watts (1674–1748)

Lyrics

Long as I live, I’ll bless Thy name,
My king, my God of love;
My work and joy shall be the same
In that bright world above.

Great is the Lord, His pow­er un­known,
And let His praise be great;
I’ll sing the hon­ors of His throne,
His works of grace re­peat.

Thy grace shall dwell up­on my tongue,
And while my lips re­joice,
The men that hear my fa­vored song
Shall join their cheer­ful voice.

Fathers to sons shall teach Thy name,
And child­ren learn Thy ways;
Ages to come Thy truth pro­claim,
And na­tions sound Thy praise.

Thy glo­ri­ous deeds of an­cient date
Shall thro’ the world be known;
Thine arm of pow­er, Thy hea­ven­ly state
With pub­lic splen­dor shown.

The world is man­aged by Thy hands,
Thy saints are ruled by love;
And Thine eter­nal king­dom stands
Tho’ rocks and hills re­move.