Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all His benefits.
Psalm 103:1–2
Words: James Montgomery, in Selection of Psalms and Hymns, by Thomas Cotterill, 1819.
Music: St. Thomas (Williams) Aaron Williams, The New Universal Psalmodist 1770 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good picture of Williams (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
O bless the Lord, my soul!
His grace to thee proclaim!
And all that is within me join
To bless His holy name!
O bless the Lord, my soul!
His mercies bear in mind!
Forget not all His benefits!
The Lord to thee is kind.
He will not always chide;
He will with patience wait;
His wrath is ever slow to rise,
And ready to abate.
He pardons all thy sins;
Prolongs thy feeble breath;
He healeth thine infirmities,
And ransoms thee from death.
He clothes thee with His love;
Upholds thee with His truth;
And like the eagle He renews
The vigor of thy youth.
Then bless His holy name,
Whose grace hath made thee whole,
Whose lovingkindness crowns thy days!
O bless the Lord, my soul!