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Psalm 145

First Version (C.M.)

[Recommended tunes: Effingham, St Lawrence]

8,6,8,6



David's Psalm of praise.



¹I'll thee extol, my God, O King;

I'll bless thy name always.

²Thee will I bless each day, and will

thy name for ever praise.

³Great is the Lord, much to be prais'd;

his greatness search exceeds.

⁴Race unto race shall praise thy works,

and shew thy mighty deeds.

⁵I of thy glorious majesty

the honour will record;

I'll speak of all thy mighty works,

which wondrous are, O Lord.

⁶Men of thine acts the might shall show,

thine acts that dreadful are;

And I, thy glory to advance,

thy greatness will declare.

⁷The mem'ry of thy goodness great

they largely shall express;

With songs of praise they shall extol

thy perfect righteousness.

⁸The Lord is very gracious,

in him compassions flow;

In mercy he is very great,

and is to anger slow.

⁹The Lord Jehovah unto all

his goodness doth declare;

And over all his other works

his tender mercies are.

¹⁰Thee all thy works shall praise, O Lord,

and thee thy saints shall bless;

¹¹They shall thy kingdom's glory show,

thy pow'r by speech express:

¹²To make the sons of men to know

his acts done mightily,

And of his kingdom th' excellent

and glorious majesty.

¹³Thy kingdom shall for ever stand,

thy reign through ages all.

¹⁴God raiseth all that are bow'd down,

upholdeth all that fall.

¹⁵The eyes of all things wait on thee,

the giver of all good;

And thou, in time convenient,

bestow'st on them their food:

¹⁶Thine hand thou open'st lib'rally,

and of thy bounty gives

Enough to satisfy the need

of ev'ry thing that lives.

¹⁷The Lord is just in all his ways,

holy in his works all.

¹⁸God's near to all that call on him,

in truth that on him call.

¹⁹He will accomplish the desire

of those that do him fear:

He also will deliver them,

and he their cry will hear.

²⁰The Lord preserves all who him love,

that nought can them annoy:

But he all those that wicked are

will utterly destroy.

²¹My mouth the praises of the Lord

to publish cease shall never:

Let all flesh bless his holy name

for ever and for ever.





    Second Version (l.M.)

[Recommended tunes: v 1-7 Warrington , Doversdale, Uffingham; v 8-16 Mainzer, Melcombe; v 17-21 Crasselius]

8,8,8,8

¹O Lord, thou art my God and King;

Thee will I magnify and praise:

I will thee bless, and gladly sing

Unto thy holy name always.

²Each day I rise I will thee bless,

And praise thy name time without end.

³Much to be prais'd, and great God is;

His greatness none can comprehend.

⁴Race shall thy works praise unto race,

The mighty acts show done by thee.

⁵I will speak of the glorious grace,

And honour of thy majesty;

Thy wondrous works I will record.

⁶By men the might shall be extoll'd

Of all thy dreadful acts, O Lord:

And I thy greatness will unfold.

⁷They utter shall abundantly

The mem'ry of thy goodness great;

And shall sing praises cheerfully,

Whilst they thy righteousness relate.

⁸The Lord our God is gracious,

Compassionate is he also;

In mercy he is plenteous,

But unto wrath and anger slow.

⁹Good unto all men is the Lord:

O'er all his works his mercy is.

¹⁰Thy works all praise to thee afford:

Thy saints, O Lord, thy name shall bless.

¹¹The glory of thy kingdom show

Shall they, and of thy power tell:

¹²That so men's sons his deeds may know,

His kingdom's grace that doth excel.

¹³Thy kingdom hath none end at all,

It doth through ages all remain.

¹⁴The Lord upholdeth all that fall,

The cast-down raiseth up again.

¹⁵The eyes of all things, Lord, attend,

And on thee wait that here do live,

And thou, in season due, dost send

Sufficient food them to relieve.

¹⁶Yea, thou thine hand dost open wide,

And ev'ry thing dost satisfy

That lives, and doth on earth abide,

Of thy great liberality.

¹⁷The Lord is just in his ways all,

And holy in his works each one.

¹⁸He's near to all that on him call,

Who call in truth on him alone.

¹⁹God will the just desire fulfil

Of such as do him fear and dread:

Their cry regard, and hear he will,

And save them in the time of need.

²⁰The Lord preserves all, more and less,

That bear to him a loving heart:

But workers all of wickedness

Destroy will he, and clean subvert.

²¹Therefore my mouth and lips I'll frame

To speak the praises of the Lord:

To magnify his holy name

For ever let all flesh accord.

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