Psalm 136 (Version 2)

Give thanks to God most high,

The universal Lord;

The sovereign King of kings;

And be his grace ador'd.

His power and grace

Are still the same;

And let his Name

Have endless praise.

How mighty is his hand!

What wonders hath he done!

He form'd the earth and seas,

And spread the heavens alone.

Thy mercy, Lord,

Shall still endure;

And ever sure

Abides thy word.

His wisdom fram'd the sun

To crown the day with light;

The moon and twinkling stars

To cheer the darksome night.

His power and grace

Are still the same;

And let his Name

Have endless praise.

[He smote the first-born Sons,

The flower of Egypt, dead:

And thence his chosen tribes

With joy and glory led.

Thy mercy, Lord,

Shall still endure;

And ever sure

Abides thy word.

His power and lifted rod

Cleft the Red-sea in two:

And for his people made

A wondrous passage thro'.

His power and grace

Are still the same;

And let his Name

Have endless praise.

But cruel Pharaoh there

With all his host he drown'd;

And brought his Israel safe

Thro' a long desert ground.

Thy mercy, Lord,

Shall still endure;

And ever sure

Abides thy word.

The kings of Canaan fell

Beneath his dreadful hand:

While his own servants took

Possession of their land.

His power and grace

Are still the same;

And let his name

Have endless praise.]

He saw the nations lie

All perishing in sin,

And pity'd the sad state

The ruin'd world was in.

Thy mercy, Lord,

Shall still endure;

And ever sure

Abides thy word.

He sent his only Son

To save us from our woe,

From Satan sin and death,

And every hurtful foe.

His power and grace

Are still the same;

And let his Name

Have endless praise.

Give thanks aloud to God,

To God the heavenly King;

And let the spacious earth

His works and glories sing.

Thy mercy, Lord,

Shall still endure;

And ever sure

Abides thy word.