Scripture Verse

I will praise Thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will show forth all Thy marvelous works. Psalm 9:1

Introduction

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Alexander R. Reinagle (1799–1877)

Words: Is­aac Watts, The Psalms of Da­vid 1719. Wrath and mer­cy from the judg­ment seat.

Music: Be­ati Im­ma­cu­la­ti Al­ex­an­der R. Rei­na­gle, Psalm Tunes for the Voice and Pi­ano­for­te cir­ca 1836 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Isaac Watts (1674–1748)

Lyrics

With my whole heart I’ll raise my song,
Thy won­ders I’ll pro­claim;
Thou, so­ver­eign Judge of right and wrong,
Wilt put my foes to shame.

I’ll sing Thy ma­jes­ty and grace;
My God pre­pares His throne
To judge the world in right­eous­ness,
And make His ven­geance known.

Then shall the Lord a re­fuge prove
For all the poor op­pressed;
To save the peo­ple of His love,
And give the wea­ry rest.

The men that know Thy name will trust
In Thy abun­dant grace;
For Thou hast ne’er for­sook the just,
Who hum­bly seek Thy face.

Sing prais­es to the right­eous Lord,
Who dwells on Zi­on’s hill,
Who exe­cutes His threat­en­ing word,
And doth His grace ful­fill.