Bless the Lord (AOV 2/83)

This is a very pleasant piece by the late Br Colin Smith. You can buy it as an MP3 or a single sheet or just listen to a sample at AOV. The refrain appears to be from Ps 103 but I’m not sure about the verses. The chorus in is Dmajor  and the verses in D minor, which seems to work. The verses have considerable variations to the tune to accommodate the text and the last refrain goes from D to E.

Refrain

Bless the Lord, O my soul;

All my being bless his holy name.

Bless the Lord, O my soul;

Give thanks to our saving Lord.

Verse 1

Our hearts and minds cry out to him,

We cry to the living God.

He is our light and our salvation;

He is our living Lord.

Refrain

Verse 2

O praise the Lord all you, his people;

Sing praises to His name.

Give thanks to the Lord his great love;

To him our praise is due.

Refrain

Verse 3

O come, ring out your joy to the Lord;

Hail, the rock who saves us.

Come before him, giving thanks;

With songs let us praise the Lord

Refrain (key change)

Amen!

© Colin Smith 1994.

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