Hymn
Praise to God for His Goodness and Truth
I'll praise my Maker whilst I've breath:
And when my voice is lost in death,
Praise shall employ my nobler powers:
My days of praise shall ne'er be past,
While life and thought and being last,
Or immortality endures.
Happy the man whose hopes rely
On Israel's God, who made the sky,
And earth, and seas, with all their train;
His truth for ever stands secure;
He saves th'oppressed, He feeds the poor;
And none shall find His promise vain.
The Lord gives eyesight to the blind;
The Lord supports the fainting mind;
He sends the laboring conscience peace;
He helps the stranger in distress,
The widow and the fatherless,
And grants the prisoner sweet release.
I'll praise Him while He lends me breath;
And when my voice is lost in death,
Praise shall employ my nobler powers:
My days of praise shall ne'er be past,
While life and thought and being last,
Or immortality endures.
Praise to God for His Goodness and Truth — Text from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book, 1893. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/praise-to-god-for-his-goodness-and-truth
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Praise to God for His Goodness and Truth?
The words of Praise to God for His Goodness and Truth were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1893. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Safety in public Diseases and Dangers and Brotherly Love.
Is Praise to God for His Goodness and Truth public domain?
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What is the metre of Praise to God for His Goodness and Truth?
Praise to God for His Goodness and Truth is in 8.8.8.8.8.8. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, When Gathering Clouds and Forth from the dark and stormy sky.