PSALM CXXXVI
LET us with a gladsome mind
Praise the Lord for he is kind; For his mercies aye endure, Ever faithful, ever sure.
Let us blaze his Name abroad,For of gods he is the God; For his, &c.
O let us his praises tell,That doth the wrathful tyrants quell; For his, &c.
That with his miracles doth make
Amazèd Heaven and Earth to shake; For his, &c.
That by his wisdom did create
The painted heavens so full of state; For his, &c.
That did the solid Earth ordain
To rise above the watery plain; For his, &c.
That by his all-commanding might,Did fill the new-made world with light; For his, &c.
And caused the golden-tressèd Sun
All the day long his course to run; For his, &c.
The hornèd Moon to shine by night
Amongst her spangled sisters bright; For his, &c.
He, with his thunder-clasping hand,Smote the first-born of Egypt land; For his, &c.
And, in despite of Pharao fell,He brought from thence his Israel; For his, &c.
The ruddy waves he cleft in twain
Of the Erythræan main; For his, &c.
The floods stood still, like walls of glass,While the Hebrew bands did pass; For his, &c.
But full soon they did devour
The tawny King with all his power; For his, &c.
His chosen people he did bless
In the wasteful Wilderness; For his, &c.
In bloody battail he brought down
Kings of prowess and renown; For his, &c.
He foiled bold Seon and his host,That ruled the Amorrean coast; For his, &c.
And large-limbed Og he did subdue,With all his over-hardy crew; For his, &c.
And to his servant Israel
He gave their land, therein to dwell; For his, &c.
He hath, with a piteous eye,Beheld us in our misery; For his, &c.
And freed us from the slavery
Of the invading enemy; For his, &c.
All living creatures he doth feed,And with full hand supplies their need; For his, &c.
Let us, therefore, warble forth
His mighty majesty and worth; For his, &c.
That his mansion hath on high,Above the reach of mortal eye; For his mercies aye endure, Ever faithful, ever sure.