Isaac Watts, Goodness and Mercy

89 C. M.
Goodness and mercy.

LET every tongue thy goodness speak,
   Thou sov’reign Lord of all;
   Thy strength'ning hands uphold the weak,
   And raise the poor that fall.

2 When sorrows bow the spirit down,
   When virtue lies distress’d,
   Beneath the proud oppressor’s frown,
   Thou giv’st the mourner rest.

3 Thou know’st the pains thy servants feel,
   Thou hear’st thy children’s cry;
   And their best wishes to fulfil,
   Thy grace is ever nigh.

4 Thy mercy never shall remove
   From men of heart sincere:
   Thou sav’st the souls whose humble love
   Is join’d with holy fear.

5 My lips shall dwell upon thy praise,
   And spread thy fame abroad:
   Let all the sons of Adam raise
   The honours of their God.
                  Isaac Watts
                  Methodist Episcopal hymnal (1870 edition)