PSALM 136. (C. M.) God's Wonders of Creation, Providence, Redemption
of Israel, and Salvation of his People.
I
Give thanks to God the sovereign Lord;
His mercies still endure!
And be the King of kings ador'd;
His truth is ever sure.
II
What wonders hath his wisdom done!
How mighty is his hand!
Heaven, earth, and sea, he fram'd alone:
How wide is his command!
III
The sun supplies the day with light;
How bright his counsels shine!
The moon and stars adorn the night;
His works are all divine!
IV
He struck the sons of Egypt dead;
How dreadful is his rod!
And thence with joy his people led:
How gracious is our God!
V
He cleft the swelling sea in two;
His arm is great in might,
And gave the tribes a passage thro';
His power and grace unite.
VI
But Pharaoh's army there he drown'd;
How glorious are his ways!
And brought his saints thro' desert ground:
Eternal be his praise.
VII
Great monarchs fell beneath his hand,
Victorious is his sword;
While Israel took the promis'd land;
And faithful is his word.
VIII
He saw the nations dead in sin;
He felt his pity move:
How sad the state the world was in!
How boundless was his love!
IX
He sent to save us from our woe;
His goodness never fails;
From death, and hell, and every foe;
And still his grace prevails.
X
Give thanks to God the heavenly King;
His mercies still endure!
Let the whole earth his praises sing;
His truth is ever sure.
In every stanza of this psalm I have endeavoured to imitate the
chorus or burden of the song, For his mercy endureth for ever; and
yet to maintain a perpetual variety.
