Scripture Verse

God be merciful to us, and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us. Psalm 67:1

Introduction

Words: From The Psal­ter (Pitts­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia: Unit­ed Pres­by­te­ri­an Board of Pub­li­ca­tion, 1912), num­ber 176.

Music: Mei­ri­on­nydd Will­iam F. Lloyd, in Ca­ni­a­dau Sei­on, ed­it­ed by R. Mills, 1840 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

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

Lyrics

O God, to us show mercy and bless us in Thy grace;
Cause Thou to shine upon us the brightness of Thy face;
That so Thy way most holy on earth may soon be known,
And unto every people Thy saving grace be shown.

O God, let all men praise Thee, let all the nations sing;
In every land let praises and songs of gladness ring;
For Thou shalt judge the people in truth and right­eous­ness,
And through the earth the nations shall Thy just rule confess.

O God, let people praise Thee, let all the nations sing,
For earth in rich abundance to us her fruit shall bring.
The Lord our God shall bless us, our God shall blessing send,
And all the earth shall fear Him to its remotest end.