Now shall my so­lemn vows be paid
To that Al­migh­ty Pow­er,
That heard the long re­quests I made
In my dis­tress­ful hour.

My lips and cheer­ful heart pre­pare
To make His mer­cies known;
Come ye that fear my God, and hear
The won­ders He has done.

When on my head huge sor­rows fell,
I sought His heav’n­ly aid;
He saved my sink­ing soul from hell,
And death’s eter­nal shade.

If sin lay co­vered in my heart,
While pray­er em­ployed my tongue,
The Lord had shown me no re­gard,
Nor I His prais­es sung.

But God (His name be ev­er blest)
Has set my spir­it free;
Nor turned from Him my poor re­quest,
Nor turned His heart from me.