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The Psalms of David · Psalm 136

Give thanks to God the sovereign Lord; His mercies still endure; And be the King of kings adored; His truth is ever sure.

What wonders hath his wisdom done! How mighty is his hand! Heav'n, earth, and sea, he framed 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 through; His power and grace unite.

But Pharaoh's army there he drowned; How glorious are his ways! And brought his saints through desert ground; Eternal be his praise!

Great monarchs fell beneath his hand; Victorious is his sword; While Isr'el took the promised 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 heav'nly King; His mercies still endure: Let the whole earth his praises sing; His truth is ever sure.