116: O RENDER thanks to God above

116: O RENDER thanks to God above

by Nahum Tate (1652-1715)
and Nicholas Brady (1659-1726)

1 O RENDER thanks to God above,
The fountain of eternal love,
Whose mercy firm through ages past
Hath stood, and doth for ever last.

2 The Father's boundless love we sing,
The fountain whence our blessings spring;
How great the depth, how high it flows,
No saint can tell, no angel knows.

3 Its length and breadth no eye can trace,
No thought explore the bounds of grace;
The love that saved our souls from hell
Transcends the creature's power to tell.