Christ My Song - 1446
Yes! "the Lord is good", I know it - The Lord is good
(Thomas Kelly/Johannes Thomas Rüegg)
The Lord is good.
"The Lord is good." (Nahum 1,7)
1. Yes! "the Lord is good", I know it,
I have proved it from my youth;
all his gracious dealings show it,
show the soul-reviving truth:
though all others silent stood,
I must say "the Lord is good". PDF - Midi
2. Long ere yet I had a being,
he, to whom all things are known,
knew what I should be, and seeing
I should perish, left alone,
then my soul with mercy viewed;
this declares "the Lord is good".
3. While I lived in mad defiance
of his pow'r who gave me breath,
though my soul had made alliance,
and was leagued with hell and death,
yet his gracious purpose stood;
this declares "the Lord is good".
4. Since, thro' grace, I've learned to know him,
what forbearance has he shown!
I have been unfaithful to him,
yet his mercy is not gone;
what he bore, no other would;
'tis a truth, "the Lord is good".
5 Of this truth I'm oft forgetful,
and repine against his will;
yes, my heart is most deceitful,
yet he spares and pardons still;
and in yonder blessed abode,
I shall sing "the Lord is good".
Thomas Kelly, Hymns on various passages of Scripture, ca. 1853, Hymn 692. Title added.