Hymn
O Bless the Lord, My Soul
O bless the Lord, my soul!
His grace to thee proclaim!
And all that is within me join
To bless His holy Name!
O bless the Lord, my soul!
His mercies bear in mind!
Forget not all His benefits!
The Lord to thee is kind.
He will not always chide;
He will with patience wait;
His wrath is ever slow to rise,
And ready to abate.
He pardons all thy sins;
Prolongs thy feeble breath;
He healeth thine infirmities,
And ransoms thee from death.
He clothes thee with His love;
Upholds thee with His truth;
And like the eagle He renews
The vigour of thy youth.
Then bless His holy Name,
Whose grace hath made thee whole,
Whose loving-kindness crowns thy days!
O bless the Lord, my soul!
O Bless the Lord, My Soul — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/o-bless-the-lord-my-soul
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote O Bless the Lord, My Soul?
The words of O Bless the Lord, My Soul were written by James Montgomery; the version here was published in 1920. The library holds 43 more hymns by James Montgomery, including Almighty God, in humble prayer and Lord, Teach Us How to Pray Aright.
Is O Bless the Lord, My Soul public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Church Hymnal, published in 1920. 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 O Bless the Lord, My Soul?
O Bless the Lord, My Soul is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Social Worship, And am I born to die? and How heavy is the night.