Religion

Psalm 106, Part 1: Praise to God; or, Communion with saints

by Isaac Watts 1674–1748

From The Psalms of David Imitated (1719)

Religion

To God, the great, the ever-blest,
Let songs of honor be addressed;
His mercy firm for ever stands
Give him the thanks his love demands.

Who knows the wonders of thy ways?
Who shall fulfil thy boundless praise?
Blest are the souls that fear thee still,
And pay their duty to thy will.

Remember what thy mercy did
For Jacob's race, thy chosen seed;
And with the same salvation bless
The meanest suppliant of thy grace.

O may I see thy tribes rejoice,
And aid their triumphs with my voice!
This is my glory, Lord, to be
Joined to thy saints, and near to thee.

MLA

Watts, Isaac. “Psalm 106, Part 1: Praise to God; or, Communion with saints.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/230/.

Chicago

Watts, Isaac. “Psalm 106, Part 1: Praise to God; or, Communion with saints.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watts/230/.

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