Psalm 136 (Version 1)

Give thanks to God the sovereign Lord;

His mercies still endure!

And be the King of kings ador'd;

His truth is ever sure.

What wonders hath his wisdom done!

How mighty is his hand!

Heaven, earth, and sea, he fram'd alone:

How wide is his command!

The sun supplies the day with light;

How bright his counsels shine!

The moon and stars adorn the night;

His works are all divine!

[He struck the sons of Egypt dead;

How dreadful is his rod!

And thence with joy his people led:

How gracious is our God!

He cleft the swelling sea in two;

His arm is great in might,

And gave the tribes a passage thro';

His power and grace unite.

But Pharaoh's army there he drown'd;

How glorious are his ways!

And brought his saints thro' desert ground;

Eternal be his praise.

Great monarchs fell beneath his hand,

Victorious is his sword;

While Israel took the promis'd land;

And faithful is his word.]

He saw the nations dead in sin;

He felt his pity move:

How sad the state the world was in!

How boundless was his love!

He sent to save us from our woe;

His goodness never fails;

From death, and hell, and every foe;

And still his grace prevails.

Give thanks to God the heavenly King;

His mercies still endure!

Let the whole earth his praises sing;

His truth is ever sure.