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O Bless the Lord My Soul!
BEN RHYDDING-Alexander R. Reinagle
THATCHER-George Frederick Handel
DENNIS-Hans George Naegeli (arr. William Batcheld
er Bradbury, 1840)
ST. THOMAS-Aaron Williams
O Bless the Lord, My Soul!
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O Bless the Lord, my soul!
Let all within me join,
And aid my tongue to bless his name,
Whose favours are divine.
O bless the Lord, my soul!
Nor let his mercies lie
Forgotten in unthankfulness,
And without praises die.
'Tis he forgives thy sins;
'Tis he relieves thy pain;
'Tis he that heals thy sicknesses,
And makes thee young again.
He crowns thy life with love
When ransomed from the grave;
He that redeemed my soul from hell
Has sovereign power to save.
He fills the poor with good;
He gives the sufferers rest;
The Lord has judgements for the proud,
And justice for the oppressed.
His wondrous works and ways
He made by Moses known;
But sent the world his truth and grace,
By his beloved Son.