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Psalm 136 

 

First Version (8.7.8.7.)

 

[Recommended tunes: Geneva ]

8,7,8,7

 

1Give thanks to God, for good is he:

for mercy hath he ever.

2Thanks to the God of gods give ye:

for his grace faileth never.

3Thanks give the Lord of lords unto:

for mercy hath he ever.

4Who only wonders great can do:

for his grace faileth never.

 

5Who by his wisdom made heav'ns high:

for mercy hath he ever.

6Who stretch'd the earth above the sea:

for his grace faileth never.

7To him that made the great lights shine:

for mercy hath he ever.

8The sun to rule till day decline:

for his grace faileth never.

 

9The moon and stars to rule by night:

for mercy hath he ever.

10Who Egypt's first-born kill'd outright:

for his grace faileth never.

11And Isr'el brought from Egypt land:

for mercy hath he ever.

12With stretch'd-out arm, and with strong hand:

for his grace faileth never.

 

13By whom the Red sea parted was:

for mercy hath he ever.

14And through its midst made Isr'el pass:

for his grace faileth never.

15But Phar'oh and his host did drown:

for mercy hath he ever.

16Who through the desert led his own:

for his grace faileth never.

 

17To him great kings who overthrew:

for he hath mercy ever.

18Yea, famous kings in battle slew:

for his grace faileth never.

19Ev'n Sihon king of Amorites:

for he hath mercy ever.

20And Og the king of Bashanites:

for his grace faileth never.

 

21Their land in heritage to have:

(for mercy hath he ever.)

22His servant Isr'el right he gave:

for his grace faileth never.

23In our low state who on us thought:

for he hath mercy ever.

24And from our foes our freedom wrought:

for his grace faileth never.

 

25Who doth all flesh with food relieve:

for he hath mercy ever.

26Thanks to the God of heaven give:

for his grace faileth never.

                                                                                   

                                                                                                       

    Second Version (6.6.6.6.8.8.)

 

[Recommended tunes: Darwall, Croft’s 136th]

6,6,6,6,8,8

 

1Praise God, for he is kind:

His mercy lasts for aye.

2Give thanks with heart and mind

To God of gods alway:

For certainly

His mercies dure

Most firm and sure

Eternally.

 

3The Lord of lords praise ye,

Whose mercies still endure.

4Great wonders only he

Doth work by his great pow'r

For certainly

His mercies dure

Most firm and sure

Eternally.

 

5Which God omnipotent,

By might and wisdom high,

The heav'n and firmament

Did frame, as we may see:

For certainly

His mercies dure

Most firm and sure

Eternally.

 

6To him who did outstretch

This earth so great and wide,

Above the waters' reach

Making it to abide:

For certainly

His mercies dure

Most firm and sure

Eternally.

 

7Great lights he made to be;

For his grace lasteth aye:

8Such as the sun we see,

To rule the lightsome day:

For certainly

His mercies dure

Most firm and sure

Eternally.

 

9Also the moon so clear,

Which shineth in our sight;

The stars that do appear,

To guide the darksome night:

For certainly

His mercies dure

Most firm and sure

Eternally.

 

10To him that Egypt smote,

Who did his message scorn;

And in his anger hot

Did kill all their first-born:

For certainly

His mercies dure

Most firm and sure

Eternally.

 

11Thence Isr'el out he brought;

For his grace lasteth ever.

12With a strong hand he wrought,

And stretch'd-out arm deliver:

For certainly

His mercies dure

Most firm and sure

Eternally.

 

13The sea he cut in two;

For his grace lasteth still.

14And through its midst to go

Made his own Israel:

For certainly

His mercies dure

Most firm and sure

Eternally.

 

15But overwhelm'd and lost

Was proud king Pharaoh,

With all his mighty host,

And chariots there also:

For certainly

His mercies dure

Most firm and sure

Eternally.

 

16To him who pow'rfully

His chosen people led,

Ev'n through the desert dry,

And in that place them fed:

For certainly

His mercies dure

Most firm and sure

Eternally.

 

17To him great kings who smote;

For his grace hath no bound.

18Who slew, and spared not

Kings famous and renown'd:

For certainly

His mercies dure

Most firm and sure

Eternally.

 

19Sihon the Am'rites' king;

For his grace lasteth ever:

20Og also, who did reign

The land of Bashan over:

For certainly

His mercies dure

Most firm and sure

Eternally.

 

21Their land by lot he gave;

For his grace faileth never,

22That Isr'el might it have

In heritage for ever:

For certainly

His mercies dure

Most firm and sure

Eternally.

 

23Who hath remembered

Us in our low estate;

24And us delivered

From foes which did us hate:

For certainly

His mercies dure

Most firm and sure

Eternally.

 

25Who to all flesh gives food;

For his grace faileth never.

26Give thanks to God most good,

The God of heav'n, for ever:

For certainly

His mercies dure

Most firm and sure

Eternally.

 

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