The hymn starts out with the
perfect question. What shall I render to my God for all his kindness shown? A
moment’s reflection on that question provides many memories of God’s kindness
to us individually and as a group. That’s what happened to the psalmist. The
rest of the hymn is his – and our – response to that kindness.
Lyrics
What shall I render to my God
for all his kindness shown?
my feet shall visit thine
abode,
my songs address thy throne.
How much is mercy thy
delight,
thou ever-blessed God!
How dear thy servants in thy
sight!
How precious is their blood!
How happy all thy servants
are!
How great thy grace to me!
My life, which thou hast made
thy care,
Lord, I devote to thee.
Now I am thine, forever
thine,
nor shall my purpose move;
thy hand hath loosed my bonds
of pain,
and bound me with thy love.
Here in thy courts I leave my
vow,
and thy rich grace record;
witness, ye saints who hear
me now,
if I forsake the Lord.
This is something I wrote for the church I pastor.
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