Exaltabo te

Verse 1

Thee will I laud, my God and King, and bless thy Name alway; For ever will I praise the same, and bless thee day by day.

Verse 2

Great is the Lord, most worthy praise, his greatness none can reach; From race to race they shall thy works praise, and thy power preach.

Verse 3

I of thy glorious majesty the beauty will record, And meditate upon thy works most wonderful, O Lord:

Verse 4

And they shall of thy pow'r, and of thy faithful acts declare, And I to publish all abroad thy greatness will not spare:

Verse 5

And they into the mention shall break of thy goodness great, And I aloud thy righteousness in singing will repeat.

Verse 6

The Lord our God most gracious is and merciful also, Of great abounding mercy, and to anger he is slow.

Verse 7

Yea, good to all; and all his works His mercy doth exceed; Lo, all thy works do praise thee, Lord, and honour thee indeed.

Verse 8

Thy saints do bless thee, and they do thy kingdom's glory show, And blaze thy pow'r, to cause the sons of men the same to know.

Verse 9

And of thy kingdom's majesty do spread the glorious praise; Thy kingdom, Lord, a kingdom is that doth endure always:

Verse 10

And thy dominion through each age endures without decay: The Lord upholdeth them that fall, their sliding he doth stay.

Verse 11

The eyes of all do wait on thee, thou dost them all relieve, And thou to each sufficing food in season due dost give:

Verse 12

Thou openest thy plenteous hand, and bounteously dost fill All things whatever that do live With gifts of thy good will.

Verse 13

The Lord is just in all his ways, his works are holy all, And he is near all those that do in truth upon him call:

Verse 14

He the desires of all them, that fear him will fulfil, And he will hear them when they cry, and save them all he will.

Verse 15

The Lord preserves all those, to him that bear a loving heart; But he all them that wicked are will utterly subvert.

Verse 16

My thankful mouth shall gladly speak the praises of the Lord: All flesh to praise his holy Name for ever shall accord.