Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all His benefits.
Psalm 103:2
Words: Arthur T. Pierson, 1873. Appeared in Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship, edited by Roswell D. Hitchcock, Zachary Eddy & Philip Schaff (New York & Chicago, Illinois: A. S. [Alfred Smith] Barnes, 1874), number 1151.
Music: Nun danket attributed to Johann Crüger, 1647. Harmony by Felix Mendelssohn, 1840 (🔊 pdf nwc). Though the tune is found in Crüger’s Praxis Pietatis Melica, and is attributed to Crüger, Catherine Winkworth believed Martin Rinkart wrote the tune in 1644.
To Thee, O God, we raise
Our voice, in choral singing;
We come, with prayer and praise,
Our hearts’ oblations bringing;
Thou art our fathers’ God,
And ever shalt be ours:
Our lips and lives shall laud
Thy name, with all our powers.
Thy goodness, like the dew
On Hermon’s hill descending,
Is every morning new,
And tells of love unending.
We bless Thy tender care
That led our wayward feet,
Past every fatal snare,
To streams and pastures sweet.
We bless Thy Son, who bore
The cross, for sinners dying;
Thy Spirit we adore,
The precious blood applying.
Let work and worship send
Their incense unto Thee,
Till song and service blend,
Beside the crystal sea.