PSALM 136:1-9, 23-26
METER: 77 77 D
SUGGESTED TUNES: EASTER HYMN or LLANFAIR
This is the meter of the hymn "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today"
1. Praise the Lord, for he is good,
His love is eternal.
Praise the greatest God of all,
His love is eternal.
Give thanks to the Lord of Lords,
His love is eternal.
He alone does mighty deeds,
His love is eternal.
2. He in wisdom made the skies,
His love is eternal.
He the earth spread o'er the seas,
His love is eternal.
He made lights to rule the sky,
His love is eternal.
Sun by day; moon, stars by night,
His love is eternal.
3. He remembered us when low,
His love is eternal.
He has saved us from our foes,
His love is eternal.
He gives food to all that live,
His love is eternal.
Give thanks to the God of heav'n,
His love is eternal.
Reprinted by permission of the publisher from Supplementary Volume to Sing the Psalms by Dale A. Schoening. Copyright 1992 Dale A. Schoening.
