Hymn
Blessing God for His Goodness to Soul and Body
Bless, O my soul! the living God;
Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad;
Let all the powers within me join
In work and worship so divine.
Bless, O my soul! the God of Grace;
His favors claim thy highest praise;
Why should the wonders He hath wrought
Be lost in silence, and forgot?
'Tis He, my soul, that sent His Son
To die for crimes which thou hast done;
He owns the ransom, and forgives
The hourly follies of our lives.
Let every land His power confess;
Let all the earth adore His grace:
My heart and tongue with rapture join,
In work and worship so divine.
Amen.
Blessing God for His Goodness to Soul and Body — Text from Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes, 1899. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/blessing-god-for-his-goodness-to-soul-and-body
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Blessing God for His Goodness to Soul and Body?
The words of Blessing God for His Goodness to Soul and Body were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1899. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Blest are the sons of peace and Resurrection of the Saints.
Is Blessing God for His Goodness to Soul and Body public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes, published in 1899. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Blessing God for His Goodness to Soul and Body?
Blessing God for His Goodness to Soul and Body is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Baptism of Grown Persons, Lord of All Being, Throned Afar and The Gospel of Christ.