Bless the Lord, O my soul,
All that is within me;
Bless Him who does console,
The pain through tyranny.
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
For all His benefits;
Helping me reach my goal,
Rewarded through merits.
He forgives when confessed,
All your iniquity;
He heals you as you rest,
Through your infirmity.
He will redeem your life,
Through His mercy and grace;
Compassion during strife,
Comforts with His embrace.
He fulfills with good things,
So that you are renewed;
Along with grace He brings,
For all that is construed.
The Lord works righteousness,
Justice for all the foes;
Giving His blessedness,
To all with faith that knows.
Think of what Moses taught,
His acts to the people;
Of what we should have sought,
As told in the Gospel.
The Lord has steadfast love,
Filled with mercy and grace;
When taken up above,
See glory in His face.
For as high as Heaven,
His steadfast love so great;
Mercy and grace given,
For protecting your fate.
As far as west from east,
Transgressions are removed;
To prepare for the feast,
The righteous have behooved.
Copyright © 2018 Richard Newton Sherrer