Monday, August 21, 2023

Psalm 103, another hymn

80 Stuttgart. 8. 7. 8. 7.

1 O my soul, bless your Redeemer;
   all within me bless God's Name;
   bless the Savior, and forget not
   all God's mercies to proclaim.

2 God forgives all your transgressions,
   all diseases gently heals;
   God redeems you from destruction,
   and with you so kindly deals.

3 Far as east from west is distant,
   God has put away our sin;
   like the pity of a father
   has the Lord's compassion been.

4 As it was without beginning,
   so it lasts without an end;
   to their children's children ever
   shall God's righteousness extend.

5 Unto such as keep God's cov’nant
   and are steadfast in God's way;
   unto those who still remember
   the commandments and obey.

6 Bless your Maker, all you creatures,
   ever under God's control,
   all throughout God's vast dominion;
   bless the LORD of all, my soul!
                         The Methodist Hymnal 1939 edition

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This psalm seems to invite hymns, this being the second one in this hymnal. Sadly, this hymnal doesn't contain a scripture index, so I can't tell if more are coming. We'll just have to wait and see.

I was a part of a Plymouth Brethren splinter group back in the mid- to late 1970s that used to sing Psalm 103 from the NASB; I can still remember most of it and find myself occasionally singing it. Quite a powerful psalm.
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