Praise the Lord, O my soul,
Praise to His holy name;
Letting Him to control,
In His Word to proclaim.
Think of what He has done,
Forgiving all your sin;
Being cured by His Son,
His Spirit cleans within.
He will rescue your life,
Crowns you with compassion;
Gives mercy during strife,
In spiritual fashion.
He fills you with blessing,
So you be young again;
Made pure by confessing,
To as you should had been.
The Lord does what is right,
For He is just and fair;
Helping you to the light,
With goodness He will share.
He showed Moses the way,
For what had to be done;
Though His people did stray,
He made sure that they won.
The Lord has been patient,
And ready to forgive;
When times are turbulent,
He helps us through to live.
Even when we do wrong,
Anger will not accuse;
He lets not ills prolong,
Causing the heart to bruise.
For the wrongs we deserve,
The pay backs with His wrath;
But His compassionate curve,
Guides us on the straight path.
As high as to Heaven,
Where I stand here on earth;
The vast mercy given,
Costs more than I am worth.
Copyright © 2016 Richard Newton Sherrer
