O praise and bless the Lord, my soul, His wondrous love proclaim

Verse 1

O praise and bless the Lord, my soul, His wondrous love proclaim; Join heart and voice and all my pow'rs To bless His holy Name.

Verse 2

O praise and bless the Lord, my soul, And ever thankful be; Forget not all the benefits He has bestowed on thee.

Verse 3

He freely pardons all thy sins, And He is strong to save; He heals thy sickness, soothes thy pain, And ransoms from the grave.

Verse 4

He crowns thee with His grace and love, And, with His strength endued, Thou mountest up with eagle's wings, Thy joyous youth renewed.

Verse 5

The Lord will judge in righteousness For all that are oppressed; To all His saints His gracious acts And ways are manifest.

Verse 6

The Lord is ever merciful, And unto anger slow; His loving-kindness and His grace In rich abundance flow.

Verse 7

He will not chide for evermore, He turns His wrath away; He has not strictly marked our sins, Our evil to repay.

Verse 8

As heaven is high above the earth, So great His mercy proves; As far from us as east from west He all our sin removes.