Scripture Verse

God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us. Psalm 67:1

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­ter­ian Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 177.

Music: Si­al­kot George C. Steb­bins, 1912 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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George Stebbins
(1846–1945)

Lyrics

O God, be mer­ci­ful and bless,
And let us see Thy shin­ing face,
That all the earth may know Thy way,
And all men taste Thy sav­ing grace.
O let the na­tions praise Thee, Lord,
Let all give thanks with glad ac­cord.

O let the na­tions all be glad
And sing to God with joy and mirth,
For Thou shalt judge with eq­ui­ty
And lead the na­tions of the earth.
O let the na­tions praise Thee, Lord,
Let all give thanks with glad ac­cord.

The earth has yield­ed her in­crease,
And God, yea, our own God, shall bless;
We shall be blest, and all the earth
Shall re­ver­ent­ly His name con­fess.
O let the na­tions praise Thee, Lord,
Let all give thanks with glad ac­cord.