Turn in your hymnals to #542

I like to occasionally thumb through hymnals to see which ones that I may know. I usually skip over the ones I'm not familiar with, but this one caught my eye. As I read the lyrics a tune suggested itself to me. I found myself sing the words to this tune and was amazed at how well it fit. I don't know where the tune came from, whither from a praise chorus or folk melody, but at that moment as the words spoke of God's mercy, comfort and grace, I felt it was a gift from Him. And a real blessing. It really made my day. Here are the words.

When all Thy mercies, O my God,
My rising soul surveys,
Transported with the view, I'm lost
In wonder, love, and praise.

Unnumbered comforts to my soul
Thy tender care bestowed,
Before my infant heart could know
From whom those comforts flowed.

When worn with sickness, oft hast Thou
With health renewed my face;
And, when in sins and sorrows bowed,
Revived my soul with grace,

Thro' every period of my life
Thy goodness I'll pursue;
And after death, in distant worlds,
The glorious theme renew.

Joseph Addison, 1672-1719

Not being able to leave well enough alone, I found a site on Joseph Addison here, and for the oringinal hymn and music here. enjoy

However, this is the tune that came to me when I read these lyrics. Please excuse my somewhat less than pleasant vocals. And beside it gave my chance to try Audioblogger.