Hymn

Thanks for Private Deliverance

Isaac Watts

Metre 8.6.8.6.

What shall I render to my God,

For all his kindness shown?

My feet shall visit thine abode,

My songs address thy throne.

Among the saints that fill thine house,

My offering shall be paid;

There shall my zeal perform the vows,

My soul in anguish made.

How much is mercy thy delight,

Thou ever blessed God!

How dear thy servants in thy sight!

How precious is their blood!

How happy all thy servants are!

How great thy grace to me!

My life, which thou hast made thy care,

Lord, I devote to thee.

Thanks for Private Deliverance — Text from Laudes Domini, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/thanks-for-private-deliverance

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Questions about this hymn

Who wrote Thanks for Private Deliverance?

The words of Thanks for Private Deliverance were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Christ Reigning in Heaven, and Coming to Judgement and Safety in public Diseases and Dangers.

Is Thanks for Private Deliverance public domain?

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What is the metre of Thanks for Private Deliverance?

Thanks for Private Deliverance is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, My God, How Wonderful Thou Art, The Morning Bright and Christ's Compassion to the Weak.