Bible Songs — Special Selections

"His Mercy Endureth Forever."

O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good,

No. 1407
Tune "HIS MERCY ENDURETH FOREVER."
Music D. S. Hakes.
Key E major
Singing key D major
Time 2/2
3 stanzas

Words

O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good,For his mercy endureth forever.O give thanks unto the God of gods;For his mercy endureth forever.

O give thanks unto the Lord of lords;For his mercy endureth forever.To him who alone doeth great wonders;For his mercy endureth forever.

To Him that by wisdom made the heavens;For his mercy endureth forever.To him that stretched out the earth above the waters;For his mercy endureth forever.

About this hymn

As printed As printed on p. 617 (PDF 618), under hymn 1406: hymn number «1407» (large, left), title «"HIS MERCY ENDURETH FOREVER."» centred between double quotes (condensed capitals and small capitals), «D. S. HAKES.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). No author or source of the words, no meter, no remission line; «By permission.» under the music, then the folio «617». The words are prose (a psalm) set to a chant: three lines of words under the treble of each system; the lines of system 1 are numbered «1.», «2.», «3.» and each continues in the unnumbered line of the same rank in system 2. Each printed line is given here as its two halves (each «For his mercy …» begins with a capital in the print). Syllables divided under the notes are joined («mer - cy», «en - dur-eth», «for - ev - er», «en-dureth», «A - men»). «To Him» (system 1, line 3) has a capital H, «To him» (system 2) lower case — as printed. «final.» (italic) stands over the last two bars, and the «A - men.» is printed once, under them, on the middle line of words: it is sung after the last verse. Spelling and punctuation are the print's; the thin spaces before «;» are closed up.