This hymn is based on Psalm 136, an antiphonal hymn, and follows the same form with the same phrase \u00a0closing each verse. In Psalm 136, each of the 26 verses end in the phrase “for His steadfast love endures forever.” This hymn, written by John Milton in 1645, ends each of its seven verses with the phrase “For His mercies shall endure,\u00a0Ever faithful, ever sure.”<\/p>\n
Let us, with a gladsome mind
\nPraise the Lord, for He is kind;
\nFor His mercies shall endure,
\nEver faithful, ever sure.<\/p>\n
Let us sound His name abroad,
\nFor of gods, He is the God:
\nFor His mercies shall endure,
\nEver faithful, ever sure.<\/p>\n
He, with all-commanding might,
\nFill’d the new-made world with light;
\nFor His mercies shall endure,
\nEver faithful, ever sure.<\/p>\n
All things living He doth feed:
\nHis full hand supplies their need:
\nFor His mercies shall endure,
\nEver faithful, ever sure.<\/p>\n
He His chosen race did bless
\nIn the wasteful wilderness:
\nFor His mercies shall endure,
\nEver faithful, ever sure.<\/p>\n
He hath, with a piteous eye,
\nLook’d upon our misery:
\nFor His mercies shall endure,
\nEver faithful, ever sure.<\/p>\n
Let us then, with gladsome mind,
\nPraise the Lord, for He is kind:
\nFor His mercies shall endure,
\nEver faithful, ever sure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This hymn is based on Psalm 136, an antiphonal hymn, and follows the same form with the same phrase \u00a0closing each verse. In Psalm 136, each of the 26 verses end in the phrase “for His steadfast love endures forever.” This hymn, written by John Milton in 1645, ends each of its seven verses with… <\/p>\n