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Worship — Attributes and Providence of God

O, bless the Lord, my soul

  • No. 90
  • Words Isaac Watts.
  • 6 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

O, bless the Lord, my soul!
Let all within me join,
And aid my tongue to bless his name,
Whose favors are divine.

2

O, bless the Lord, my soul!
Nor let his mercies lie
Forgotten in unthankfulness,
And without praises die.

3

'T is he forgives thy sins,
'T is he relieves thy pain,
'T is he that heals thy sicknesses,
And makes thee whole again.

4

He crowns thy life with love,
When ransomed from the grave;
He that redeemed my soul from hell
Hath sovereign power to save.

5

He fills the poor with good,
He gives the sufferers rest;
The Lord hath judgments for the proud
And justice for the oppressed.

6

His wondrous works and ways
To us he hath made known;
And sent the world his truth and grace,
By his belovèd Son.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «90», reference line «191, 236, 266.» in italics (sing to the tune of hymn 191, 236 or 266); stanzas 1–3 at the foot of the left column of p. 33 below hymn 89, stanzas 4–6 at the top of the right column, «Isaac Watts.» in italics at the end. The first words are set «O, BLESS» — «O,» a full capital, «BLESS» in small capitals. «'T is» is printed with a space after the «T» (three times in stanza 3), as in hymns 1 and 2; straight apostrophe. «belovèd» with the grave accent, as printed. The print sets a thin space before «!» and «;» («soul !», «grave ;», «rest ;», «known ;»); it is closed up here. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is S. M., 6.6.8.6).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Attributes and Providence of God · No. 90 · printed page 33
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30