Scripture Verse

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. Psalm 103:2

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Good as Gold, ed­it­ed by Ro­bert Low­ry & W. How­ard Doane (New York & Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Big­low & Main, 1880), num­ber 117. Some hym­nals give the au­thor as Le­ah Carl­ton, one of Fan­ny’s pseu­do­nyms.

Music: Mos­tar Sam­uel Al­man (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Al­man (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

I thank Thee, Lord, that in Thy blood,
My guilt is washed away;
I thank Thee that mine eyes be­hold
A bright and glo­ri­ous day;
I thank Thee, Lord, for faith to see
A world of end­less joy in Thee.

I thank Thee for a throne of grace
Where Thou dost bend Thine ear,
And I may breathe my soul’s re­quest
When on­ly Thou canst hear,
And hold com­mun­ion sweet with Thee,
When but Thine eye be­hold­eth me.

I thank Thee for the hope of life
That looks be­yond the tomb;
I thank Thee for the light that shines
To cheer me thro’ its gloom;
And Lord, for all Thy gifts to me,
My loud­est praise I give to Thee.