BLEST be the Lord, our strength, our tower, Our Saviour full of saving power, And source of wondrous love; A shield and hiding-place for all Who, needing life and pardon, call For blessing from above.
Lord, what is man to gain Thine eye? That Thou dost follow from on high His moments and his ways? To Thee our lives are but a breath, A shadow fleeting fast to death, Of brief and sinful days.
O bow the heavens and descend; In mercy save us and defend Against eternal foes; From Satan’s strong and subtle lies, And hell’s alluring, sinful ties— An endless tide of woes!
May needy sinners turn to Thee, A rising generation see The saving love of God. Our garners fill with wheat divine, And blessedness upon us shine, Our ever-living God.
Evangelical Psalter © The Wakeman Trust