Sung during the Sunday worship at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, London (Spurgeon’s).
Hymn 136 version 2 (based on Psalm 136) from our hymn book, Psalms & Hymns of Reformed Worship.
GIVE thanks to God Most High,
The universal Lord;
The sovereign King of kings,
And be His love adored;
His power and grace
Are still the same;
So let His name
Have endless praise.
How mighty is His hand!
What wonders He has done!
He formed the earth and seas,
And spread the skies alone.
Thy mercy, Lord,
Shall still endure;
And ever sure
Abides Thy Word.
His wisdom framed the sun
To bless the day with light;
The moon and numerous stars
To cheer the hours of night.
His power and grace
Are still the same;
So let His name
Have endless praise.
He saw the nations lie
All perishing in sin,
And pitied the lost state
This ruined 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;
So let His name
Have endless praise.
Give thanks aloud to God,
The Lord our heavenly King;
Let all upon the earth
His works and glories sing.
Thy mercy, Lord,
Shall still endure;
And ever sure
Abides Thy Word.
Author: Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
Tune: Arthur’s Seat
Composer: John Goss (1800-1880) altd.