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(FIRST TUNE.)

LEONI. (6 6. 8 4. D.) đ…—đ…„ = 84. Hebrew Melody (c. 1776).

Thomas Olivers (l725-1799). A Christian paraphrase of the Hebrew Yigdal or Doxology.


The God of Abraham praise,
Who reigns enthroned above,
Ancient of everlasting days,
  And God of love.
  Jehovah! Great I AM!
By earth and heaven confessed,
I bow and bless the sacred name
  For ever blest.

The God of Abraham praise,
At whose supreme command
From earth I rise, and seek the joys
  At his right hand.
I all on earth forsake—
Its wisdom, fame, and power—
And him my only portion make,
  My shield and tower.

The God of Abraham praise,
Whose all-sufficient grace
Shall guide me all my happy days
  In all my ways.
He calls a worm his friend,
He calls himself my Go;
And he shall save me to the end
  Through Jesus' blood.

He by himself hath sworn,
I on his oath depend:
I shall, on eagle's wings upborne,
  To heaven ascend;
I shall behold his face,
I shall his power adore,
And sing the wonders of His grace
  For evermore.

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