The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#178

178. O Would, My God, That I Could Praise Thee

1 O would, my God, that I could praise Thee
With thousand tongues by day and night!
How many a song my lips should raise Thee,
Who order'st all things here aright!
My thankful heart would ever be
Telling what God hath done for me.

2 O all ye powers that He implanted,
Arise, keep silence thus no more;
Put forth the strength that He hath granted,
Your noblest work is to adore;
O soul and body, make ye meet
With heartfelt praise your Lord to greet.

3 O Father, deign Thou, I beseech Thee,
To listen to my earthly lays;
A nobler strain in heaven shall reach Thee,
When I with angels hymn Thy praise,
And learn amid their choirs to sing
Loud hallelujahs to my King.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O would, my God, that I could praise Thee
• Title: O Would, My God, That I Could Praise Thee
• Author: Johann Mentzer (1704)
• Translator: Miss Catherine Winkworth
• Meter: 9 8, 9 8, 8 8.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Church Year: Trinity Season; Trinity, Twelfth Sunday; Spiritual Dumbness; Praise

Tune Information

• Name: WER WEISS, WIE NAHE MIR MEIN ENDE
• Meter: 9 8, 9 8, 8 8.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Bronner's Choral-Buch, 1715.