Give to our God immortal praise
Give to our God immortal praise. Isaac Watts* (1674-1748).
This is one of three versions of Psalm 136 in The Psalms of David (1719), one in Common Metre, and the second in the metre of the ‘Old 148’, the popular metre of 6.6.6.6.44.44. This, in Long Metre, is the only one of the three that has been widely used. It had the title, ‘God’s Wonders of Creation, Providence, Redemption, and Salvation’.
Stanzas 5 and 6 are normally excluded from modern printings.
The Jews he freed from Pharaoh’s hand,
And brought them to the promised land;
Wonders of grace to God belong,
Repeat his mercies in your song.
He saw the Gentiles dead in sin,
And felt his pity work within:
His mercies ever...
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