Praise Ye the Lord
Author: Isaac Watts
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1. Praise ye the Lord! my heart shall joinn 11. Praise ye the Lord! My heart shall join
2In work so pleasant, so divine, 2In work so pleasant, so divine,
n 3Now, while the flesh is my abode n 3Now, while the flesh is my abode,
4And when my soul ascends to God. 4And when my soul ascends to God.
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62. Praise shall employ my noblest pow’rs 62. Praise shall employ my noblest pow’rs
7While immortality endures; 7While immortality endures;
8My days of praise shall ne’er be past 8My days of praise shall ne’er be past
9While life and thought and being last. 9While life and thought and being last.
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113. Why should I make a man my trust? 113. Why should I make a man my trust?
n 12Princes must die and turn to dust; n 12Princes must die and turn to dust.
13Their breath departs; their pomp and pow’r 13Their breath departs; their pomp and pow’r
14And thoughts all vanish in an hour. 14And thoughts all vanish in an hour.
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164. Happy the man whose hopes rely 164. Happy the man whose hopes rely
17On Israel’s God! He made the sky 17On Israel’s God! He made the sky
18And earth and seas with all their train, 18And earth and seas with all their train,
19And none shall find his promise vain. 19And none shall find his promise vain.
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n 215. His truth forever stands secure; n 215. His truth forever stands secure.
22He saves th’oppressed; He feeds the poor; 22He saves th’oppressed; he feeds the poor;
23He sends the troubled conscience peace 23He sends the troubled conscience peace
24And grants the captive sweet release. 24And grants the captive sweet release.
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n 266. The Lord gives eyesight to the blind, n 266. The Lord gives eyesight to the blind;
27The Lord supports the sinking mind; 27The Lord supports the sinking mind.
28He helps the stranger in distress, 28He helps the stranger in distress,
n 29The widow and the fatherless. n 29The widow, and the fatherless.
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t 317. He loves the Saints; he knows them well t 317. He loves the Saints—he knows them well—
32But turns the wicked down to hell; 32But turns the wicked down to hell.
33Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns 33Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns;
34Praise him in everlasting strains. 34Praise him in everlasting strains.
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