My song shall bless the LORD of all

The words

1. 1

   Stanza 1. My song shall bless the LORD of all,My praise shall climb to his abode;Thee, Savior, by that name I call,The great Supreme, the mighty GOD.

2. 2

   Stanza 2. Without beginning, or decline,Object of faith, and not of sense;Eternal ages saw him shine,He shines eternal ages hence.

3. 3

   Stanza 3. As much, when in the manger laid,Almighty ruler of the sky;As when the six days’ works he made,Filled all the morning–stars with joy.

4. 4

   Stanza 4. Of all the crowns JEHOVAH bears,Salvation is his dearest claim;That gracious sound well–pleased he hears,And owns EMMANUEL for his name.

5. 5

   Stanza 5. A cheerful confidence I feel,My well–placed hopes with joy I see;My bosom glows with heav’nly zealTo worship him who died for me.

6. 6

   Stanza 6. As man, he pities my complaint,His pow’r and truth are all divine;He will not fail, he cannot faint,Salvation’s sure, and must be mine.

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 2, Hymn 38. William Cowper. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/2-38