Scripture Verse

O Lord, I will praise Thee: though Thou wast angry with me, Thine anger is turned away, and Thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; He also is become my salvation. Isaiah 12:1–2

Introduction

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William Cowper (1731–1800)

Words: Will­iam Cow­per, Ol­ney Hymns (Lon­don: W. Ol­iv­er, 1779), Book 1, num­ber 58.

Music: Gott sei dank, Neu­es geist­reich­es Ge­sang­buch, by Jo­hann A. Frey­ling­haus­en (Hal­le, Ger­ma­ny: 1704) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Johann A. Freylinghausen (1670–1739)

Lyrics

I will praise Thee ev­ery day,
Now Thine an­ger’s turned away!
Comfortable thoughts arise
From the bleed­ing sac­ri­fice.

Here in the fair Gos­pel field,
Wells of free sal­va­tion yield
Streams of life, a plen­te­ous store,
And my soul shall thirst no more.

Jesus is be­come at length
My sal­va­tion and my strength;
And His prais­es shall pro­long,
While I live, my plea­sant song.

Praise ye, then, His glo­ri­ous name,
Publish His ex­alt­ed fame!
Still His worth your praise ex­ceeds,
Excellent are all His deeds.

Raise again the joy­ful sound,
Let the na­tions roll it round!
Zion shout, for this is He,
God the Sav­ior dwells in Thee.