3. Let the people praise Thee, Lord! Earth shall then her fruits afford, God to man His blessing give, Man to God devoted live; All below and all above One in joy and light and love. H. F. Lyte, 1834. 72 C. M. When all Thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I’m lost In wonder, love, and praise. 2. Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy. 3. Through every period of my life Thy goodness I’ll pursue; And after death, in distant worlds, The glorious theme renew. 4. When nature fails, and day and night Divide Thy works no more, My ever grateful heart, O Lord, Thy mercies shall adore. 5. Through all eternity to Thee A joyful song I’ll raise; But oh! eternity’s too short To utter all Thy praise. J. Addison, 1712, abr. 73 L. M. 6 l I’ll praise my Maker whilst I’ve breath; And when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers. My days of praise shall ne’er be past While life and thought and being last Or immortality endures. 2. Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel’s God, who made the sky And earth and seas with all their train; His truth forever stands secure; He saves th’ oppressed, He feeds the poor, And none shall find His promise vain. 3. The Lord gives eyesight to the blind; The Lord supports the sinking mind; He sends the laboring conscience peace; He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless, And grants the prisoner sweet release. 4. I’ll praise Him while He lends me breath; And when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers: My days of praise shall ne’er be past, While life and thought and being last Or immortality endures. Isaac Watts, 1719, a. 74 C. M. To God be glory, peace on earth, To all mankind good will! We bless, we praise, we worship Thee, And glorify Thee still. 2. And thanks for Thy great glory give, That fills our soul with light, O Lord, our heavenly King, the God And Father of all might! 3. And Thou, begotten Son of God, Before all time begun; O Jesus Christ, Thou Lamb of God, The Father’s only Son: 4. Have mercy, Thou, that tak’st the sins Of all the world away! Have mercy, Savior of mankind, And hear us when we pray!