Second Version (L.M.)

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^1O Lord, thou art my God and King;

Thee will I magnify and praise:

I will thee bless, and gladly sing

Unto thy holy name always.

^2Each day I rise I will thee bless,

And praise thy name time without end.

^3Much to be prais'd, and great God is;

His greatness none can comprehend.

^4Race shall thy works praise unto race,

The mighty acts show done by thee.

^5I will speak of the glorious grace,

And honour of thy majesty;

Thy wondrous works I will record.

^6By men the might shall be extoll'd

Of all thy dreadful acts, O Lord:

And I thy greatness will unfold.

^7They utter shall abundantly

The mem'ry of thy goodness great;

And shall sing praises cheerfully,

Whilst they thy righteousness relate.

^8The Lord our God is gracious,

Compassionate is he also;

In mercy he is plenteous,

But unto wrath and anger slow.

^9Good unto all men is the Lord:

O'er all his works his mercy is.

^10Thy works all praise to thee afford:

Thy saints, O Lord, thy name shall bless.

^11The glory of thy kingdom show

Shall they, and of thy power tell:

^12That so men's sons his deeds may know,

His kingdom's grace that doth excel.

^13Thy kingdom hath none end at all,

It doth through ages all remain.

^14The Lord upholdeth all that fall,

The cast-down raiseth up again.

^15The eyes of all things, Lord, attend,

And on thee wait that here do live,

And thou, in season due, dost send

Sufficient food them to relieve.

^16Yea, thou thine hand dost open wide,

And ev'ry thing dost satisfy

That lives, and doth on earth abide,

Of thy great liberality.

^17The Lord is just in his ways all,

And holy in his works each one.

^18He's near to all that on him call,

Who call in truth on him alone.

^19God will the just desire fulfil

Of such as do him fear and dread:

Their cry regard, and hear he will,

And save them in the time of need.

^20The Lord preserves all, more and less,

That bear to him a loving heart:

But workers all of wickedness

Destroy will he, and clean subvert.

^21Therefore my mouth and lips I'll frame

To speak the praises of the Lord:

To magnify his holy name

For ever let all flesh accord.