Scripture Verse

Bless the Lord thy God. Deuteronomy 8:10

Introduction

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Israel Abrahams
1858–1925

Words: Is­ra­el Ab­ra­hams, in The Ser­vice Hym­nal, ed­it­ed by Jo­seph Kraus­kopf (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Ed­ward Stern, 1904), page 148.

Music: Nun dan­ket, at­trib­ut­ed to Jo­hann Crü­ger, 1647. Har­mo­ny by Fe­lix Men­dels­sohn, 1840 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Johann Crüger (1598–1662)

Lyrics

Now bless the God of all
Who peace to us has giv­en,
Whose light up­on us shines,
And grace from high­est Hea­ven.
The God of Is­ra­el He,
Upon all men be­stows,
The won­ders of that hand,
From which all bless­ing flows.