Scripture Verse

O give thanks unto the God of gods: for His mercy endureth for ever. Psalm 136:2

Introduction

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William F. Sherwin (1826–1888)

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­te­ri­an Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 376.

Music: Bet­ter Land Will­iam F. Sher­win, in Chris­tian Songs (New York & Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Big­low & Main, 1872), page 111 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

Praise Je­ho­vah for His love,
God of gods, en­throned above;
Praise the migh­ty King of kings,
Who alone doth won­drous things;
For His mercy doth en­dure,
Ever faith­ful, ev­er sure.

God by wis­dom framed the skies,
Made the earth from ocean rise,
Gave the sun by day for light,
Moon and stars to rule the night;
For His mer­cy doth en­dure,
Ever faith­ful, ev­er sure.

He made Egypt’s great­ness vain,
Caused their first-born to be slain,
Brought forth Is­ra­el from their land,
Stretching out His migh­ty hand;
For His mer­cy doth en­dure,
Ever faith­ful, ev­er sure.

God the sea asun­der clave,
Brought His peo­ple through the wave,
Drowned their foes be­neath the deep,
Through the des­ert led His sheep;
For His mer­cy doth en­dure,
Ever faith­ful, ev­er sure.

Mighty kings of migh­ty name
He de­stroyed and put to shame,
Made their land a he­ri­tage
For His saints from age to age;
For His mer­cy doth en­dure,
Ever faith­ful, ev­er sure.

God re­mem­bered all our woe,
Rescued us from ev­ery foe,
Food to all doth He sup­ply,
Praise the Lord en­throned on high;
For His mer­cy doth en­dure,
Ever faith­ful, ev­er sure.